Clinical presentation and management of snakebite envenoming in northern Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Snakebite envenoming is among the top five emergency health conditions in northern Ghana. Among the four genera of snake species classified to be of highest medical importance, species with haemotoxic venom are responsible for about 90% of all snakebite case presentations in the region. However, there is a dearth of clinical data on signs and symptoms of envenoming, treatment practices and health outcomes. We examined the signs and symptoms of envenoming and clinical management practices at referral hospitals in northern Ghana.

Methods

Medical records of patients reporting on account of snakebite between 2016 and 2020 at the Wa Municipal Hospital in the Upper West region and the Baptist Medical Centre in the North East region of Ghana were reviewed. Demographic ch

SUBMITTER: Aglanu LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12716685 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature