Stewart R M, Page C P, Schwesinger W H, McCarter R, Martinez J, Aust J B
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio 78284.
Am J Surg. 1989 Dec;158(6):543-7. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(89)90188-8.
This experimental study of severe rattlesnake envenomation compares antivenin alone, fasciotomy and debridement alone, and a combination of the two methods as definitive treatment. Superior survival and preservation of muscle function were observed in the animals treated with antivenin alone.