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Kalana Maduwage
Researcher at University of Peradeniya
Publications - 59
Citations - 1398
Kalana Maduwage is an academic researcher from University of Peradeniya. The author has contributed to research in topics: Antivenom & Snake bites. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 57 publications receiving 1084 citations. Previous affiliations of Kalana Maduwage include University of Newcastle.
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Current treatment for venom-induced consumption coagulopathy resulting from snakebite.
TL;DR: Fresh frozen plasma appeared to speed the recovery of coagulopathy and should be considered in bleeding patients, and antivenom is the major treatment for VICC, but there is currently little high-quality evidence to support effectiveness.
A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to Puntius (Pisces: Cyprinidae)
TL;DR: The tropical Asian cyprinid genus Puntius is polyphyletic as discussed by the authors, and three new genera are proposed: Dawkinsia (type species Leuciscus fila- mentosus), Barbus nigrofasciatus, and Systomus immaculatus.
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Diagnostic 20-min whole blood clotting test in Russell's viper envenoming delays antivenom administration
Geoffrey K. Isbister,Kalana Maduwage,Seyed Shahmy,Fahim Mohamed,Chandana Abeysinghe,Harindra Karunathilake,C. A. Ariaratnam,Nicholas A. Buckley +7 more
TL;DR: In clinical practice, the WBCT20 has low sensitivity for detecting coagulopathy in snake envenoming and should not over-ride clinical assessment-based decisions about antivenom administration.
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Epidemiology and clinical effects of hump-nosed pit viper (Genus: Hypnale) envenoming in Sri Lanka
Kalana Maduwage,Geoffrey K. Isbister,Anjana Silva,Sunil Bowatta,Suresh Mendis,Indika Gawarammana +5 more
TL;DR: It is confirmed that hump-nosed viper bites cause only minor effects in most cases and future studies need to undertake formal coagulation studies and identify important early indicators of renal impairment.
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A taxonomic revision of the South Asian hump-nosed pit vipers (Squamata: Viperidae: Hypnale)
TL;DR: A review of all extant name-bearing types in the genus Hypnale, supplemented by examination of preserved specimens, shows that H. nepa is restricted to the higher elevations of Sri Lanka’s central mountains; thatH.