Reports Outline Thrombosis and Haemostasis Study Results from Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (Handheld point-of-care devices for snakebite coagulopathy: a scoping review).

A recent report from the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg, Germany discusses the use of handheld point-of-care devices for diagnosing venom-induced consumption coagulopathy (VICC) in snakebite patients. VICC is a common complication of snakebites that can lead to bleeding, disability, and death. The report highlights the need for more accurate and standardized diagnostic tools for VICC and identifies several promising point-of-care devices that could improve the allocation of antivenom and clinical trial outcomes. However, further validation studies are needed before these devices can be widely implemented. [Extracted from the article]

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