A observational study to assess the local effects of envenomation using Infrared thermography
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: Y33- Other specified events, undetermined intent
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/04/024641
- Lead Sponsor
- From the Emergency Medicine Department
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. All cases of envenomation (reptile, arthropod, marine creatures) reporting within 24 hours of the event.
2. All cases with a suspicion of envenomation in the absence of evidence or history of
envenomation found to have either thermographic or local or systemic evidence of
envenomation.
Exclusion Criteria
1. All patients presenting more than 24 hours after bite/sting.
2. Patientâ??s with envenomation treated from outside
3. Pre existing trauma or inflammation around the bite/sting site
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To identify the regional temperature variation and thermographic pattern in the <br/ ><br>bite/sting site(venomous bites) at specific time intervals by infrared thermography <br/ ><br>2.To compare the local effects of envenomation using direct visualization and <br/ ><br>thermographic findingsTimepoint: Expecting to recruit 40-50% of cases in the 6 months <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To seek the possibility of prediction of compartment syndrome, local gangrene or any <br/ ><br>other secondary effects of envenomation. <br/ ><br>2.To study the patterns of local envenomation in various venomations where the culprit <br/ ><br>species is identified.Timepoint: Expecting to recruitment of 40-50% cases in the 6 months