title: Antivenin and fasciotomy/debridement in the treatment of the severe rattlesnake bite.
abstract: This experimental study of severe rattlesnake envenomation compares antivenin alone, fasciotomy and debridement alone, and a combination of the two methods as definitive treatment. Superior survival and preservation of muscle function were observed in the animals treated with antivenin alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio 78284.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Schwesinger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McCarter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Aust
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003435:Crotalid Venoms; D003646:Debridement; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011817:Rabbits; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000997:Antivenins; D003435:Crotalid Venoms