https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38473 Wed 29 Sep 2021 15:27:47 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14403 2 years) recruited to the Australian snakebite project with VICC (International Normalized Ratio [INR] > 3) were eligible. Patients were randomized 2 : 1 to receive FFP or no FFP. The primary outcome was the proportion with an INR of < 2 at 6 h after antivenom administration. Secondary outcomes included time from antivenom administration to discharge, adverse effects, major hemorrhage, and death. Results: Of 70 eligible patients, 65 consented to be randomized: 41 to FFP, and 24 to no FFP. Six hours after antivenom administration, more patients randomized to FFP had an INR of < 2 (30/41 [73%] vs. 6/24 [25%]; absolute difference, 48%; 95% confidence interval 23–73%; P = 0.0002). The median time from antivenom administration to discharge was similar (34 h, range 14–230 h vs. 39 h, range 14–321 h; P = 0.44). Seven patients developed systemic hypersensitivity reactions after antivenom administration – two mild and one severe (FFP arm), and three mild and one severe (no FFP). One serious adverse event (intracranial hemorrhage and death) occurred in an FFP patient with preexisting hypertension, who was hypertensive on admission, and developed a headache 6 h after FFP administration. Post hoc analysis showed that the median time from bite to FFP administration was significantly shorter for nonresponders to FFP than for responders (4.7 h, interquartile range [IQR] 4.2–6.7 h vs. 7.3 h, IQR 6.1–8 h; P = 0.002). Conclusions: FFP administration after antivenom administration results in more rapid restoration of clotting function in most patients, but no decrease in discharge time. Early FFP administration (< 6–8 h) post-bite is less likely to be effective.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:48:26 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7361 100) occurred on 44 occasions (56%) and hypotension only twice. There were no seizures, dysrhythmias or deaths. Multivariate analysis of 215 presentations (in 181 patients) where dose of promethazine ingested was known demonstrated that dose, administration of charcoal within 2 h and co-ingestants predicted whether patients developed delirium. No relationship was shown for sex and age. A plot of probability that a patient will develop delirium vs. dose was constructed which showed the probability of delirium for 250 mg was 31%, 500 mg was 42% and for 1 g was 55% for promethazine alone overdoses. Conclusion: The main feature of promethazine toxicity is delirium, the probability of which can be predicted from the dose ingested. The administration of charcoal and the presence of co-ingestants appears to reduce the probability of delirium in a predictable manner.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:40:19 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20541 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:02:39 AEDT ]]>