‘New study concluded that D-dimer concentrations estimated two to six hours after snakebite, with a cut-off value of 2.5 mg/L, could be useful in diagnosing blood clotting tendency.’
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The study included 1,363 patients for whom D-dimer was quantitatively assessed within 24 hours of suspected or confirmed snakebite.Read More..
Diagnostic performance of D-Dimer Test
D-dimer values increased to 2.5 mg/L in three hours of the bite among 95% of patients who developed VICC, and were lower than 2.5 mg/L for 95% of non-envenomed patients up to six hours after snakebite.Diagnostic performance enhanced during the first three hours after snakebite; for quantitative D-dimer testing at two to six hours.
One of 84 patients who developed VICC-related acute kidney injury, D-dimer values exceeded 4 mg/L within 24 hours of the bite.
The study concluded that D-dimer concentrations estimated two to six hours after snakebite, with a cut-off value of 2.5 mg/L, could serve as a vital diagnostic tool for detecting VICC.
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WHO: Global Impact of Snake Bites Need to be Halved by 2030
World Health Organization has come up with a new strategy to reduce the disability burden caused by snake bites down by 50 percent by the year 2030.
World Health Organization has come up with a new strategy to reduce the disability burden caused by snake bites down by 50 percent by the year 2030.
