Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Antisnakevenom: an over-used medication.

R T Thachil1, J C Tony, E Jude

  • 1Department of Medicine, St John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India.

Tropical Doctor
|July 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Extreme plate boundary localization promotes shallow earthquake slip at the Japan Trench.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2025
Same author

Vaccine microarray patch self-administration: A preliminary study in adults 50 years of age and over.

Vaccine·2025
Same author

Prognostic significance of absolute lymphocyte count in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma receiving first-line combination immunotherapies: results from the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium.

ESMO open·2024
Same author

Silicosis initially presenting with empyema.

Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)·2024
Same author

Vaccine microarray patch self-administration: An innovative approach to improve pandemic and routine vaccination rates.

Vaccine·2023
Same author

Repeatable glucocorticoid expression is associated with behavioural syndromes in males but not females in a wild primate.

Royal Society open science·2019
Same journal

Evaluation of sepsis screening and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation-time of flight mass spectrometry for the diagnosis of neonatal candidaemia in a Sub-Himalayan tertiary centre in India.

Tropical doctor·2026
Same journal

A rapid turn for the worse: Steroid-responsive pulmonary haemorrhage in leptospirosis.

Tropical doctor·2026
Same journal

An unusual presentation of scrub typhus as tetany: A case report.

Tropical doctor·2026
Same journal

Campylobacter beyond the gut: A case series of <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> bacteraemia with atypical presentations.

Tropical doctor·2026
Same journal

External ophthalmomyiasis presenting with pseudomembranous conjunctivitis and periorbital oedema: Three cases caused by <i>Oestrus ovis</i>.

Tropical doctor·2026
Same journal

Suspected iatrogenic oesophageal perforation presenting as right-sided pneumothorax in a preterm neonate: Diagnostic challenges and management.

Tropical doctor·2026
See all related articles

This study found that anti-snakevenom (ASV) was overused in snakebite cases. Nearly half of ASV administrations lacked adequate justification according to World Health Organization guidelines, indicating potential for improved treatment protocols.

Area of Science:

  • Clinical Toxicology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Herpetology

Background:

  • Snakebite envenoming is a significant public health concern globally.
  • The administration of anti-snakevenom (ASV) is critical for managing severe envenoming.
  • Appropriate indications for ASV use are essential to optimize patient outcomes and resource allocation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To retrospectively analyze indications for anti-snakevenom (ASV) use in snakebite cases.
  • To evaluate the adherence to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for ASV administration.
  • To identify instances of ASV overuse in clinical practice.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 55 snakebite cases.
  • Review of patient records to identify systemic and local envenoming features.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Assessment of ASV administration against established WHO guidelines.

    • Main Results:

    • Sixty-seven percent of analyzed snakebite patients received ASV.
    • Among ASV recipients, only 47% showed systemic envenoming, 30% local envenoming, and 22% had no envenoming signs.
    • Application of WHO guidelines revealed that 44% of ASV administrations lacked adequate indication.

    Conclusions:

    • A significant proportion of ASV use in snakebite management may not align with current WHO guidelines.
    • There is a need to refine clinical decision-making for ASV administration to ensure appropriate use.
    • Optimizing ASV indication criteria can improve patient care and resource management in snakebite treatment.