SEROTHERAPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SCORPION STING IN CHILDREN IN SAUDI-ARABIA

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作者
ELAMIN, EO
SULTAN, OM
ALMAGAMCI, MS
ELIDRISSY, A
机构
[1] Maternity and Children's Hospital, Madina Munawara
来源
ANNALS OF TROPICAL PAEDIATRICS | 1994年 / 14卷 / 01期
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10.1080/02724936.1994.11747687
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
A total of 780 children with scorpion stings were admitted to a referral hospital in Saudi Arabia over a 7-year period. A similar number was managed in the outpatient department. The mortality was 4.8% initially, but no death occurred in the last 2 years of the study period. The reduction in mortality is attributed to the use of antivenom and improvement in case management.
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