RELIABILITY OF THE SIMPLE 20-MINUTE WHOLE-BLOOD CLOTTING TEST (WBCT20) AS AN INDICATOR OF LOW PLASMA-FIBRINOGEN CONCENTRATION IN PATIENTS ENVENOMED BY BOTHROPS SNAKES
A simple whole blood clotting test (WBCT20) was assessed for its efficacy in determination of severe defibrinogenation in patients envenomed by Bothrops snakes in Brazil. There was a close relationship between the results of the WBCT20 and plasma fibrinogen levels in 69 moderately envenomed patients...
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1994
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