DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i07.049

Pages: 2882-2888

bites who were treated in our department between July 2013 and August 2017. The subjects were divided into two groups: the Mild group included subjects whose grades of mamushi bites were I and II, while the Severe group included subjects whose grades of mamushi bites were III, IV, and V. The subjects’ age, sex, medical history, duration from bite to arrival at the hospital, grade on arrival and the maximum grade of mamushi bites classification during hospitalization, hospital day of occurrence of maximum grade of mamushi bites, duration of hospitalization, ratio of reception of anti-venom, mortality rate, and the level of BCHE on arrival, at its minimum, and its trend within seven days were investigated and compared between the two groups. Thirty-five cases were examined in this study. The swelling associated with mamushi bites tended to be significantly worse after admission, even if the patients received treatment.