| influential factors affecting prognosis of snakebite patients management: kaohsiung chang gung memorial hospital experience. | the objective of this study was to determine the most influential factors affecting the prognosis of snakebite patients in kaohsiung chang gung memorial hospital. | 2000 | 11126148 |
| professor chen-yuan lee, md (1915-2001), pharmacologist: snake venom research at the institute of pharmacology, national taiwan university. | professor chen-yuan lee was born in tainan, taiwan. in 1940, he joined the staff of the institute of pharmacology of the university, now named national taiwan university. dr lee began a study of daboia russelli formosensis venom under the direction of professor tsungming tu who, in the 1930s, initiated the pharmacological studies of formosan snake venoms carried out at the institute. under professor lee's direction, the institute became known internationally for its work on the isolation, compos ... | 2002 | 12162268 |
| taiwan's venomous snakebite: epidemiological, evolution and geographic differences. | located at the juncture of tropical and subtropical regions, taiwan has a warm and humid climate with abundant precipitation and food, which coupled with the island's diverse vegetation and landscape, makes it a suitable environment for many snake species. among these, naja atra, bungarus multicinctus, deinagkistrodon acutus, trimeresurus mucrosquamatus, trimeresurus stejnegeri, daboia russelii siamensis are the 6 principal venomous species, and have caused significant injuries and death over th ... | 2004 | 14964809 |
| snakebite: the experience of russell's viper antivenom in taiwan. | | 2011 | 20970287 |
| antivenom treatment and renal dysfunction in russell's viper snakebite in taiwan: a case series. | formosan russell's viper (daboia russelli siamensis) is the sixth most frequent cause of snakebites in taiwan. its bite induces greater kidney injury than other russell's vipers in southeast asia. poor availability of antivenom might be the major reason. to enhance treatment, we supplied the antivenom to the teaching hospitals that are near the areas where d. r. siamensis is found. we also used an elisa in diagnosis. from june 1999 to december 2001, a total of 13 cases of d. r. siamensis snakebi ... | 2006 | 16325876 |
| eight cases of acute renal failure from vipera russelli formosensis venom after administration of antivenom. | the six-valent antivenom from vipera russelli formosensis in taiwan has recently become available in taiwan. between june 1998 and december 2001 8 vipera russelli formosensis snakebite victims were treated with antivenom within 24 h of snakebite. bleeding stopped and coagulopathy improved after antivenom use, and neurotoxic symptoms were mild. prothrombin time was prolonged on the 1st day and thrombocytopenia changed within 2 d. in the majority of cases, renal dysfunction persisted for several d ... | 2002 | 12361111 |
| russell's viper snakebite in taiwan: differences from other asian countries. | formosan russell's viper (daboia russelli siamensis) is the sixth most frequent cause of snakebite in taiwan. its venom has been thought to have both neurotoxic and hematoxic properties. this viper's snakebite is rare and thus scarcely subjected to systemic studies. in this paper, we retrospectively analyzed and described 18 cases of viper snakebite from 1987 to 1999. like that of the russell's viper snakebite in other south east asian areas, varied degrees of acute renal failure, incoagulable b ... | 2002 | 12220714 |