Snake envenomation during pregnancy

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Submitted: December 8, 2019
Published: Dec 23, 2019
DOI: 10.29328/journal.cjog.1001039
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Denisse G Martinez
Maternal and Child Hospital José Domingo De Obaldía David, Chiriquí, Republic of Panama
Newton G Osborne
Maternal and Child Hospital José Domingo De Obaldía David, Chiriquí, Republic of Panama

Abstract

Background: We report our experience with management and treatment of pregnant women who were admitted at our institution for snake envenomation.


Methosd: We reviewed the charts and recorded the management, treatment, and outcome of 51 pregnant women admitted to our high-risk obstetric service with a diagnosis of snakebite.


Results: One patient experienced spontaneous abortion, 2 had intrauterine fetal death due to placental abruption, 2 delivered malformed babies, 1 had premature birth of twins with low birthweight. There were no maternal deaths.


Conclusion: Snake-venom poisoning in pregnancy is a complex medical emergency that involves complications at the site of the bite and may also involve dysfunction of multiple organ systems in both mother and fetus.

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Martinez, D. G., & Osborne, N. G. (2019). Snake envenomation during pregnancy. Clinical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2(2), 150–155. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.cjog.1001039
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