ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Trop. Dis.
Sec. Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fitd.2025.1613310
Clinical and Thromboelastographic Assessment of Hemotoxic Snakebites in Southern China: A Retrospective Study
Provisionally accepted
- 1Central People’s Hospital of Zhanjiang, Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China
- 2People's Hospital of Yangjiang, Yangjiang, Guangdong Province, China
- 3College of Medicine, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong Province, China
- 4Pediatric Medical Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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This manuscript investigates the clinical characteristics, epidemiological patterns, and thromboelastographic evaluation of hemotoxic snakebites in Southern China over a 9-year period.By providing comprehensive data on the diagnosis and management of venom-induced coagulopathy, particularly highlighting the innovative utility of thromboelastography as a diagnostic and prognostic tool, the study addresses a significant but under-recognized public health issue in tropical and subtropical regions. The findings contribute to improving emergency medical response, guiding clinical decision-making, and informing public health strategies for snakebite prevention and treatment. This work aligns well with the scope of Frontiers in Public Health, specifically in the sections of Neglected Tropical Diseases, Emergency Medicine, and Epidemiology.
Keywords: Hemotoxic snakebites, thromboelastography (TEG), Venom-induced consumption coagulopathy, Trimeresurus stejnegeri, snakebite management
Received: 23 Apr 2025; Accepted: 07 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Wu, Liu, Huang, Huang, Xu and Cao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Zhibin Xu, College of Medicine, Shantou University, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong Province, China
Chuang Cao, Pediatric Medical Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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