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Arunasalam Pathmeswaran
Researcher at University of Kelaniya
Publications - 138
Citations - 3430
Arunasalam Pathmeswaran is an academic researcher from University of Kelaniya. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Diabetes mellitus. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 132 publications receiving 2846 citations. Previous affiliations of Arunasalam Pathmeswaran include University of Sri Lanka & University of Newcastle.
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The global burden of snakebite: a literature analysis and modelling based on regional estimates of envenoming and deaths.
Anuradhani Kasturiratne,A. Rajitha Wickremasinghe,Nilanthi de Silva,N. Kithsiri Gunawardena,Arunasalam Pathmeswaran,Ranjan Premaratna,Lorenzo Savioli,David G. Lalloo,H. Janaka de Silva +8 more
TL;DR: It is estimated that, globally, at least 421,000 envenomings and 20,000 deaths occur each year due to snakebite, with the highest burden exists in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa.
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Low-dose adrenaline, promethazine, and hydrocortisone in the prevention of acute adverse reactions to antivenom following snakebite: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
H Asita de Silva,Arunasalam Pathmeswaran,Channa D Ranasinha,Shaluka Jayamanne,Senarath B. Samarakoon,Ariyasena Hittharage,Ranjith Kalupahana,G. Asoka Ratnatilaka,Wimalasiri Uluwatthage,Jeffrey K Aronson,Jane Armitage,David G. Lalloo,H. Janaka de Silva +12 more
TL;DR: In a factorial randomized trial conducted in Sri Lanka, de Silva and colleagues evaluate the safety and efficacy of pretreatments intended to reduce the risk of serious reactions to antivenom following snakebite.
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Multiple-dose activated charcoal for treatment of yellow oleander poisoning: a single-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
H.A. de Silva,M M D Fonseka,Arunasalam Pathmeswaran,D. G. S. Alahakone,G. A. Ratnatilake,Saman B Gunatilake,Channa D Ranasinha,David G. Lalloo,Jeffrey K Aronson,H.J. de Silva +9 more
TL;DR: Multiple-dose activated charcoal is effective in reducing deaths and life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias after yellow oleander poisoning and should be considered in all patients.
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Mapping the Risk of Snakebite in Sri Lanka - A National Survey with Geospatial Analysis.
Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera,Anuradhani Kasturiratne,Arunasalam Pathmeswaran,Nipul Kithsiri Gunawardena,Buddhika Asiri Wijayawickrama,Shaluka Jayamanne,Geoffrey K. Isbister,Geoffrey K. Isbister,Andrew H. Dawson,Andrew H. Dawson,Emanuele Giorgi,Peter J. Diggle,David G. Lalloo,Hithanadura Janaka de Silva +13 more
TL;DR: This study provides community based incidence rates of snakebite and envenoming for Sri Lanka and highlights the limitations associated with estimates of incidence from hospital data or localized surveys, and shows wide variation in incidence within the country.
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Estimates of disease burden due to land-snake bite in Sri Lankan hospitals
Anuradhani Kasturiratne,Arunasalam Pathmeswaran,M.M.D. Fonseka,David G. Lalloo,Brooker S,de Silva Hj +5 more
TL;DR: Health care planning using data based on environmental information, rather than merely on political boundaries, could lead to targeted distribution of AV and intensive care requirements to manage snake bites.