Comparison of F(ab’) <sub>2</sub> versus Fab antivenom for pit viper envenomation: A prospective, blinded, multicenter, randomized clinical trial

2014118 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Sean P. Bush · Vidant Medical Center

Anne-Michelle Ruha · Good Samaritan Medical Center

Steven A. Seifert · University of New Mexico

David L. Morgan · Scott & White Memorial Hospital

Brandon Lewis · Saint Joseph's Hospital

Thomas Arnold · Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport

Richard F. Clark

Abstract

In this study, management of coagulopathic Crotalinae envenomation with longer-half-life F(ab')2 antivenom, with or without maintenance dosing, reduced the risk of subacute coagulopathy and bleeding following treatment of envenomation.

Topics & Keywords

Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies Rabies epidemiology and control Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Toxicology

Volume 53, Issue 1, pp. 37-45

DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2014.974263

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