Background: The novel direct oral anticoagulants (NOA), dabigatran (a thrombin inhibitor), rivaroxaban and apixaban (factor Xa inhibitors) have shown at least noninferiority compared to
BackgroundSpecies of the genus Echis, particularly those of the ‘ocellatus’ group, are responsible for the majority of snakebite envenomations and deaths in the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa. In a cl