Risk factors and outcome of acute kidney injury in children with snake envenomation

Kedarnath Das; Siddhanta Das; Nirmal Kumar Mohakud; Subal Kumar Pradhan; Sanjay Kumar Sahu

doi:10.1177/00494755231192684

Risk factors and outcome of acute kidney injury in children with snake envenomation

Trop Doct. 2023 Oct;53(4):441-443. doi: 10.1177/00494755231192684. Epub 2023 Aug 7.

Authors

Kedarnath Das¹, Siddhanta Das¹, Nirmal Kumar Mohakud², Subal Kumar Pradhan¹, Sanjay Kumar Sahu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Sri Ram Chandra Bhanja Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
² Department of Pediatrics, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

PMID: 37545383
DOI: 10.1177/00494755231192684

Abstract

Our study evaluates the risk factors of acute kidney injury (AKI) in children with snake envenomation. Out of 145 cases, 54 (37%) developed AKI. Unsurprisingly, the mortality increased with oliguria and higher levels of creatinine. Bleeding manifestations were also more common among the AKI group.

Keywords: Anti-snake venom; acute kidney injury; clot retraction test; snake bite.

MeSH terms

Acute Kidney Injury* / etiology
Animals
Child
Humans
Risk Factors
Snake Bites* / complications
Snake Bites* / therapy
Snakes