Multisystem injury after wasp stings in the Qinling range, Shaanxi, China: clinical profile and independent predictors of poor outcome.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to assess the clinical characteristics and independent risk factors for adverse outcomes in multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) following wasp stings.

Methods

We enrolled 187 patients admitted to the emergency department of Shangluo Central Hospital in Shaanxi Province's Qinling area between July 2023 and November 2024 and performed a 120-day survival analysis based on follow-up records.

Results

The results revealed that wasp sting-MODS involves multisystem dysfunction, characterized by altered peripheral blood cell counts, acute liver/kidney/cardiac impairment, electrolyte imbalances, and coagulation abnormalities. Inflammatory and metabolic disturbances were also prominent. Glucose and lipid metabolic disorders in these patients wer

SUBMITTER: Lv W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12675340 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature