Cryotherapy as a coadjuvant in crotaline snakebite management with F(ab')2 antivenom: A randomized pilot study.
Complement Ther Med
; 54: 102569, 2020 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Local cryotherapy induces vasoconstriction, which leads to a reduction in the inflammatory process. However, the effectiveness of local cryotherapy as a coadjuvant in the treatment of snakebite with F(ab')2 antivenom is unknown.OBJECTIVE:
To describe the clinical effectiveness of local cryotherapy as a coadjuvant in patients with snakebite treated with F(ab')2 antivenom therapy at the Hospital Juárez de Mexico. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Patients with grade II snakebite envenomation according to the Christopher-Rodning classification system were enrolled from the Clinical Toxicology Service of the Hospital Juárez de México. One group of patients received F(ab')2 antivenom therapy (Antivipmyn®) plus local cryotherapy, and the other group received only F(ab')2 antivenom therapy.RESULTS:
Thirty-eight patients were included, of whom 86.8 % were male (n = 33). Approximately 81.5 % of the subjects were injured in an upper extremity, while 18.5 % were injured in a lower extremities; 47.3 % of the subjects reported treatment of the snakebite prior to hospitalization (suction, the application of a tourniquet, incision of the bite site, or the application of traditional medicine). No differences were found concerning edema, swelling, and pain between the groups. The group that received local cryotherapy as a coadjuvant to F(ab')2 antivenom therapy had a shorter hospital stay (Cohen's d = 1.33; 95 % confidence interval [95 % CI] = 0.74-1.62; p < 0.01) and received fewer doses of F(ab')2 antivenom therapy (Cohen's d = 0.69; 95 % CI = 0.19-3.80; p = 0.03).CONCLUSIONS:
The use of adequate local cryotherapy as a coadjuvant to F(ab')2 antivenom therapy reduces the length of hospital stay and the number of doses of F(ab')2 antivenom therapy used.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Mordeduras de Serpientes
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Antivenenos
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Crioterapia
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Complement Ther Med
Asunto de la revista:
TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
México