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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: FabAV antivenin use after copperhead snakebite: clinically indicated or knee-jerk reaction?

 

Total (318)

FabAV (44)

No FabAV (274)

p

Age – years (mean ± SD)

37.4 ± 19.6

39.4 ± 18.3

37.2 ± 18.3

NS

Sex – % male

59.40 %

68 %

58 %

NS

Interhospital transfer

123 (38.7 %)

26 (59.1 %)

97 (35.4)%

<0.01

Hospital admission

80 (25.1 %)

33 (75 %)

47 (17.2 %)

<0.0001

Hospital LOS

2.86 ± 1.13

2.84 ± 1.06

2.87 ± 1.17

NS

ICU admission

28 (35 %)

13 (39.4 %)

15 (31.2 %)

NS