Management of wound blisters following Carpet viper envenomation in northeastern Nigeria

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

• Registration Number: PACTR202107584849418
• Lead Sponsor: Bayero University Kano

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-06-09
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

1- Carpet viper envenomed patient with evidence of incoagulable blood in the 20minutes Whole Blood Clotting Test (20WBCT).
2- Mild to Moderately envenomed patient.

Exclusion Criteria

1-Severely envenomed patient
2-Unconscious patients
3-Children less than 12 years
4-Patients with severe delayed gangrenous body part
5-Other severe co-morbidities

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect of de-blister on mortality and morbidity following Carpet viper envenoming.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Complications of an intact blister and de-blistered wound e.g. infection, bleeding., pain, gangrene, compartment syndrome, amputation<br>;Length of hospital stay;Vials of antivenom needed to restore clotting;Cost of care;ELIZA kinetics of venom Ag/Ab in blister