PMID: 25748865Mar 10, 2015Paper

Hospital contacts after bite by the European adder (Vipera berus)

Danish Medical Journal
Bo Langhoff HøngeHenrik Nielsen

Abstract

Bites by the European adder, Vipera berus, may cause significant morbidity in bite victims, but this can be reduced through adequate treatment. Since the previous Danish study, a new treatment and a severity grading has been taken into use. The aims of this study were to review clinical cases after a bite from V. berus in The North Denmark Region and to evaluate the treatment given. In the regional health-care database, we retrospectively identified all patients discharged with the International Classification of Diseases, 10th version (ICD-10) code "T 63.0 snake venom" in the 2007-2013 period. We reviewed patient records for patient demographics, clinical information and information about treatment. During the study period, 76 patients were discharged from a hospital after being bitten by V. berus in The North Denmark Region. Envenomation grade 2 or 3 was seen in 61% of victims, and 21% of these were treated with antivenom. T-wave inversion was seen in 9% of the 54 patients in whom an electrocardiography had been performed. The median duration of admittance was 24 hours (mean 48 hours), and risk factors for a prolonged stay at the hospital were grade 2 or 3 envenomation, leukocytosis and moderate/massive oedema at the time of ...Continue Reading

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