Approach to the diagnosis and management of snakebite envenomation in South Africa in humans

Hardcastle, T.C.; Engelbrecht, Andreas; Lalloo, Vidya; Bell, C.; Toubkin, M.

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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.date.accessioned	2024-01-29T09:45:18Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-29T09:45:18Z
dc.date.issued	2023-06
dc.description.abstract	Snakebite management is largely driven by expert opinion and consensus. However, there are a few large retrospective studies and randomised controlled trials that have improved the quality of medical guidance currently available. South African snakes are different in venomous potential to snakes in other parts of the world, and it behoves the hospital provider and the average medical practitioner to know the current best practice concepts concerning assessment, treatment and antivenom use. The recent South African Snakebite Symposium meeting in July 2022 provided an update and national consensus from which this Hospital Care document is derived.	en_US
dc.description.department	Family Medicine	en_US
dc.description.librarian	am2024	en_US
dc.description.sdg	None	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. 2023, 'Approach to the diagnosis and management of snakebite envenomation in South Africa in humans', South African Medical Journal, vol. 113, no. 6, pp. 1192 -1198. https://DOI.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2023.v113i6.1037	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.7196/SAMJ.2023.v113i6.1037
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94137
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	Venomous potential	en_US
dc.subject	Snakes	en_US
dc.subject	South Africa (SA)	en_US
dc.subject.other	Health sciences theses 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	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US