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Retrospective analysis of snake bite victims admitted in intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital in North India | ||
| Basrah Journal of Surgery | ||
| Volume 31, Issue 1, 2025 PDF (1.08 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.33762/basjsurg.2025.158821.1120 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Vasudha Govil* 1; Anupma Jinagal1; Anju Rani1; Sudha Puhal1; Vinay Phogat2; Sahil Arora3 | ||
| 1Department of Anaesthesia, PT BD SHARMA PGIMS ROHTAK | ||
| 2Department of Community Medicine, PT BD SHARMA PGIMS ROHTAK | ||
| 3Department of Orthopaedics, PT BD Sharma Pgims Rohtak | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction The neurotoxic snakes, cobra and krait, are most commonly found in the northern India. The incidence of snake bites increases drastically in the rainy months of July to September. Respiratory paralysis is the most common cause of mortality in snake bite venomation. It can be preventable by timely arrival at the hospital and timely administration of anti snake venom. Material and methods All the snake bite victims, 18 years and above, who presented in the medicine emergency with neurological signs and symptoms in the time period June 2023- may 2024 were screened by the researcher and data of those patients who were subsequently shifted in the ICU after management in the medicine emergency was recorded and further analysed for demographic, snake bite characteristics, hospital stay and ASV administration. Results Thirty patients (21.4%) met the inclusion criteria with the complete records and were included for the final study. 86.66% patients presented in the early morning hours between 12 am to 6 am Eighteen patients were male and twelve patients were female, with 56% patients in the age group ranging from 25-50 years. 80% of the patients presented in the monsoon months of July and August. Association between time taken to reach hospital and duration of mechanical ventilation and time to complete resolution of symptoms was noted and it was found to be highly significant (p<0.05) | ||
| Keywords | ||
| neurotoxic; snake bite; antisnake venom | ||
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