Utility of non-specific symptoms in early detection of Russell’s viper ( <i>Daboia russelii</i> ) envenoming following snakebite in rural Sri Lanka
In low-income settings with only access to a 20-min whole blood clotting test, the addition of non-specific symptoms, particularly abdominal pain, in snakebite diagnosis will improve early antivenom treatment.
Authors
- Geoffrey K. Isbister (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1519-7419)
- Anjana Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9968-3707)
- Supun Wedasingha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3703-9764)
- Sisira Hemananda Siribaddana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5821-2557)
Institutions
- University of Peradeniya (LK)
- Monash Health (AU)
- South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration (LK)
- Monash University (AU)
- Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (LK)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Toxicology
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2025.2528994
- Primary Topic
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
- National Health and Medical Research Council