Predictors of the development of post-snakebite compartment syndrome

Chih-Po Hsu, Jung-Fang Chuang, Yu‐Pao Hsu, Shang‐Yu Wang, Chih‐Yuan Fu, Kuo-Ching Yuan, Chih‐Hao Chen, Shih‐Ching Kang, Chien‐Hung Liao

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine · 2015 · 54 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

Snakebite patients have a high likelihood of developing locoregional complications such as PSCS. Symptomatic snakebite patients should be observed for at least 48 h, and increased WBC counts and AST levels are risk factors for PSCS.

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