Browsing by Author "Anderson, Victoria E."
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Antivenom Treatment Is Associated with Fewer Patients using Opioids after Copperhead Envenomation
Freiermuth, Caroline E.; Lavonas, Eric J.; Anderson, Victoria E.; Kleinschmidt, Kurt C.; Sharma, Kapil; Rapp-Olsson, Malin; Gerardo, Charles (2019-03-20)Introduction Copperhead envenomation causes local tissue destruction, leading people to seek treatment for the pain and swelling. First-line treatment for the pain is opioid medications. There is rising concern that an ... -
The Efficacy of Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (Ovine) Antivenom Versus Placebo Plus Optional Rescue Therapy on Recovery From Copperhead Snake Envenomation: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Trial
Gerardo, Charles J.; Quackenbush, Eugenia; Lewis, Brandon; Rose, S. Rutherfoord; Greene, Spencer; Toschlog, Eric A.; Charlton, Nathan P.; Mullins, Michael E.; Schwartz, Richard; Denning, David; Sharma, Kapil; Kleinschmidt, Kurt; Bush, Sean P.; Ryan, Samantha; Gasior, Maria; Anderson, Victoria E.; Lavonas, Eric J. (2017-08)Study objective: Copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix) envenomation causes limb injury resulting in pain and disability. It is not known whether antivenom administration improves limb function. We determine whether ... -
Expert Consensus Guidelines for Stocking of Antidotes in Hospitals That Provide Emergency Care
Dart, Richard C.; Goldfrank, Lewis R.; Erstad, Brian L.; Huang, David T.; Todd, Knox H.; Weitz, Jeffrey; Bebarta, Vikhyat S.; Caravati, E. Martin; Henretig, Fred M.; Delbridge, Theodore R.; Banner, William; Schneider, Sandra M.; Anderson, Victoria E. (2018-03-01)We provide recommendations for stocking of antidotes used in emergency departments (EDs). An expert panel representing diverse perspectives (clinical pharmacology, medical toxicology, critical care medicine, hematology/oncology, ... -
Validity and reliability of telephone administration of the patient-specific functional scale for the assessment of recovery from snakebite envenomation
Theophanous, Rebecca G.; Vissoci, Joao Ricardo Nickenig; Wen, Fan Hui; Griffin, Michelle; Anderson, Victoria E.; Mullins, Michael E.; Brandehoff, Nicklaus P.; Quackenbush, Eugenia B.; Bush, Sean P.; Toschlog, Eric A.; Greene, Spencer C.; Sharma, Kapil; Kleinschmidt, Kurt; Charlton, Nathan P.; Rose, S. Rutherfoord; Schwartz, Richard; Lewis, Brandon; Lavonas, Eric J.; Gerardo, Charles J. (2019-12-13)Objectives: Although more than 1.8 million people survive snakebite envenomation each year, their recovery is understudied. Obtaining long-term follow-up is challenging in both high- and low-resource settings. The ... -
The validity, reliability and minimal clinically important difference of the patient specific functional scale in snake envenomation
Gerardo, Charles J.; Vissoci, Joao R. N.; de Oliveira, Leonardo P.; Anderson, Victoria E.; Quackenbush, Eugenia; Lewis, Brandon; Rose, S. Rutherfoord; Greene, Spencer; Toschlog, Eric A.; Charlton, Nathan P.; Mullins, Michael E.; Schwartz, Richard; Denning, David; Sharma, Kapil; Kleinschmidt, Kurt; Bush, Sean P.; Brandehoff, Nicklaus P.; Lavonas, Eric J. (2019-03-05)Objective: Valid, reliable, and clinically relevant outcome measures are necessary in clinical studies of snake envenomation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric (validity and reliability) and clinimetric ...