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