Coagulopathy following bites by the Papuan taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus canni).
The mechanisms of haemostatic failure were studied in 87 patients bitten by the Papuan taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus canni). Eighty (92%) had evidence of a coagulopathy on laboratory testing; 36 (41.4%) developed spontaneous systemic bleeding, although this was rarely of clinical significance. Coagu...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1995
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