Publications
| envenomation by the horned viper (vipera ammodytes l.). | snake venom poisoning is a medical emergency that requires urgent therapeutic procedures. the treatment of venomous snakebites is still controversial because of unclear therapeutic modalities. choice of treatment is dictated in part by regional characteristics with regard to patient population and types of venomous snakes. the purpose of the study presented here was to report regional experience with venomous snakebites and to describe first-aid, pre-hospital, and hospital therapeutic procedures ... | 1997 | 9121663 |
| venomous snakebites in southern croatia. | this retrospective study is based on the analysis of 542 snakebite envenomation cases in southern croatia, which were treated in the university hospital split over the period of 21 years. the aim of this study was to determine the incidence of venomous snakebite in southern croatia, epidemiological and clinical features of snakebite and treatment in the region. the mean annual snakebite incidence in southern croatia was 5.2 per 100,000 inhabitants. the nose- horned viper (vipera ammodytes) was r ... | 2006 | 16617597 |