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Antivenom use in bite and sting cases presenting to a public hospital

Bir devlet hastanesine başvuran ısırma ve sokma olgularında antivenom kullanımı

Mualla Aylin ARICI
Nil HOCAOĞLU
Yeşim TUNÇOK
Şule KALKAN
Aynur ŞAHİN
Pages
343–350
Publication Date
2022-11-04
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Furthermore, antivenom use was found to be significantly high in patients with scorpion sting and snake bite despite theabsence of systemic or local indications (p

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Objective & Hypothesis:BACKGROUND: To evaluate the distribution of bite and sting cases presenting to a district public hospital and the use of antivenom in scorpion sting and snake bite cases.METHODS: The demographic characteristics of patients with bites/stings reporting to a public hospital in 2014, the agent involved, the season of reporting, severity of clinical findings during presentation, and use of antivenom in scorpion sting and snake bite cases were evaluated retrospectively. χ2 test was used for statistical analysis.RESULTS: Bite and sting cases comprised 0.5% of all the patients reporting to the hospital’s emergency department, with scorpion sting cases comprising almost half (54.2%) of these hospital presentations, followed by Hymenoptera (bee and wasp) sting (30.8%) and snake bite (5.5%) cases.
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Key Findings & Data:Unnecessary antihistamine administration was found to be significantly high in asymptomatic patients (p=0.00006).
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Conclusion & Impact:Furthermore, antivenom use was found to be significantly high in patients with scorpion sting and snake bite despite theabsence of systemic or local indications (p
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BACKGROUND: To evaluate the distribution of bite and sting cases presenting to a district public hospital and the use of antivenom in scorpion sting and snake bite cases.METHODS: The demographic characteristics of patients with bites/stings reporting to a public hospital in 2014, the agent involved, the season of reporting, severity of clinical findings during presentation, and use of antivenom in scorpion sting and snake bite cases were evaluated retrospectively. χ2 test was used for statistical analysis.RESULTS: Bite and sting cases comprised 0.5% of all the patients reporting to the hospital’s emergency department, with scorpion sting cases comprising almost half (54.2%) of these hospital presentations, followed by Hymenoptera (bee and wasp) sting (30.8%) and snake bite (5.5%) cases. Unnecessary antihistamine administration was found to be significantly high in asymptomatic patients (p=0.00006). Furthermore, antivenom use was found to be significantly high in patients with scorpion sting and snake bite despite theabsence of systemic or local indications (p

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AMAÇ: Bir ilçe devlet hastanesine başvuran ısırma ve sokma olgularının dağılımı ve akrep sokmalarında ve yılan ısırmalarında antivenom kullanımının değerlendirilmesi. GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM: Devlet hastanesine 2014 yılı içerisinde bildirilen ısırma-sokma olgularının demografik özellikleri, ısırma sokma etkeni, mevsim, başvuru sırasında klinik bulguların ciddiyeti, akrep sokmalarında ve yılan ısırmalarında antivenom kullanımı geriye yönelik olarak değerlendirildi. İstatistiksel analizde ki-kare testi kullanıldı. BULGULAR: Tüm olgular arasında, ısırma ve sokmaların oranı %0.5 idi. Akrep sokma olguları, hastane başvuruların yarısından fazlasını (%54.2) oluştururken, akrep sokmalarını, arı sokmaları (%30.8) ve yılan ısırmaları (%5.5) izliyordu. Semptomsuz hastalarda, gereksiz antihistaminik uygulaması istatistiksel olarak anlamlı oranda yüksekti (p=0.00006). Akrep sokmalarında ve yılan ısırmalarında, sistemik ya da lokal endikasyon olmamasına rağmen antivenom kullanımı anlamlı oranda yüksekti (p

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ARICI, M. A., HOCAOĞLU, N., TUNÇOK, Y., KALKAN, Ş., ŞAHİN, A. (2022). Antivenom use in bite and sting cases presenting to a public hospital. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, Cilt: 24 - Sayı: 4, 343–350. https://ajindex.com/articles/644373

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