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April 12, 2026Annals of Global HealthOpen Access

Determinants of Poor Treatment Outcomes Among Snakebite Envenoming Patients

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NKNarendar KumarAIAzfar Athar IshaquiKing Khalid UniversityPRPushp Lata Rajpoot

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Implication

Cohort study identifies factors affecting treatment outcomes in snakebite patients, indicating urgent measures are needed.

Key Points

  • The study aims to identify factors influencing poor treatment outcomes among snakebite envenoming patients in Sindh, Pakistan.
  • Prospective cohort study conducted at Peoples Medical College Hospital in Sindh
  • Non-probability purposive sampling used for data collection
  • Data collected on demographics, management practices, and treatment outcomes
  • Chi-square test and Kaplan–Meier survival analysis utilized for statistical evaluation
  • 320 patients included, majority male and from rural areas
  • Poor-outcome rate was 10.9% with 1.9% mortality
  • 22.8% arrived at the hospital more than six hours after the snakebite
  • Significant associations identified between delayed presentation/hospital stay and poor treatment outcomes

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Kumar et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69db36c24fe01fead37c4c4dhttps://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.5147
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