@article{ref1,
title="Long-Term Renal Outcome of Snake Bite and Acute Kidney Injury: A Single-Center Experience",
journal="Renal failure",
year="2012",
author="Waikhom, Rajesh and Sircar, Dipankar and Patil, Krishna and Bennikal, Mahesh and Gupta, Sanjoy Das and Pandey, Rajendra",
volume="34",
number="3",
pages="271-274",
abstract="Background: Snake bite can cause acute kidney injury (AKI) through multiple mechanisms. Many of these patients have severe kidney injury requiring renal replacement therapy. The long-term outcome of survivors of such severe AKI is not known. Methods: We prospectively followed up 60 patients who developed dialysis-requiring severe AKI following snake bite and had survived the hospital stay. Results: A total of 25 (41%) patients showed persistent renal involvement in the form of renal dysfunction, proteinuria, or hypertension at a mean period of follow-up of 45 months. Totally 5% of the patients progressed to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) while 20% had glomerular filtration rate (GFR) <45 mL/min. Conclusions: Long-term outcome of snake bite and AKI is not benign with a significant percentage of patients continuing to have features of persistent renal damage.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-022X",
doi="10.3109/0886022X.2011.647297",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/0886022X.2011.647297"
}