Utility of Thrombin Time in Management of Patients with Green Pit Vipers Bite
Objectives: GGreen pit vipers (GPV) envenomation causes consumptive coagulopathy mainly by thrombin-like enzymes. Fibrinogen levels are generally investigated to help evaluate systemic envenomation. However, tests of fibrinogen levels may not be available in every hospital. This study aimed to deter...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-10-01
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Series: | SAGE Open Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312120966468 |