Approach to the diagnosis and management of snakebite envenomation in South Africa in humans : special patient groups and surgical aspects

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dc.contributor.author Hardcastle, T.C.
dc.contributor.author Engelbrecht, Andreas
dc.contributor.author Lalloo, Vidya
dc.contributor.author Bell, C.
dc.contributor.author Toubkin, M.
dc.contributor.author Motara, F.
dc.contributor.author Kajee, M.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-01-29T09:55:02Z
dc.date.available 2024-01-29T09:55:02Z
dc.date.issued 2023-07
dc.description.abstract This article explores the management of snakebite in vulnerable patient groups, namely children and pregnant women, as well as providing detail on the current best practice when caring for venom ophthalmia and surgical wounds resulting from snakebite. Finally, the optimal free-to-use medical record for accurate documentation of snakebite incidents is provided for use by South African practitioners. en_US
dc.description.department Family Medicine en_US
dc.description.librarian am2024 en_US
dc.description.uri https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/index en_US
dc.identifier.citation Hardcastle, T.C., Engelbrecht, A., Lalloo, V. et al. 2023, 'Approach to the diagnosis and management of snakebite envenomation in South Africa in humans : special patient groups and surgical aspects', South African Medical Journal, vol. 113, no. 7, pp. 1250-1255. https://DOI.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2023.v113i6.1038. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.7196/SAMJ.2023.v113i6.1038
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94138
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher South African Medical Association en_US
dc.rights © Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 4.0). en_US
dc.subject Snakebite en_US
dc.subject Snakes en_US
dc.subject Venom en_US
dc.subject South Africa (SA) en_US
dc.subject.other Health sciences articles SDG-03
dc.subject.other SDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.title Approach to the diagnosis and management of snakebite envenomation in South Africa in humans : special patient groups and surgical aspects en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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