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. 2009 Jun 22;9:13. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-9-13

Table 6.

Recurrence or delayed onset of severe venom effects

Publication Patient Identifying Information Vials of FabAV for Initial Control Maintenance Therapy Administered? Recurrent Severe Venom Effects Delayed Onset Severe Venom Effects
Cohort Studies

Prospective Data Collection

Bush 2002[10] Patient 14 6 Yes Limb swelling
Limb pain
None

Dart 1997[4] Patient 10 8 No Fibrinogen < 50 mg/dl None

Retrospective Data Collection

Ruha 2002[13] Patient 1 18 No Protime > 50 sec None
Fibrinogen < 50 mg/dl

Mixed Prospective/Retrospective Data Collection

No cases

Non-Cohort Studies

Camilleri 2005[27] 40-year-old Male N/A No None Platelet count < 50,000/mm3
INR >5
Fibrinogen < 50 mg/dl

Fazelat 2008[28] 24-year-old Male 10 Yes Platelet count < 50,000/mm3 None

Lintner 2006[31] 2-year-old Male 12 No Platelet count < 50,000/mm3 None

Miller 2002[32] Case 1 NR No None Fibrinogen < 50 mg/dl

Odeleye 2004[34] Case 2 N/A No INR > 5.0 None

Offerman 2003[35] 42-year-old Male 16 NR Platelet count < 50,000/mm3 None

Richardson 2007[36] Case 1 N/A No None Fibrinogen < 50 mg/dl

Seifert 1997[37] 53-year-old Female 6 No Platelet count < 50,000/mm3 None

Wasserberger 2006[38] 46-year-old Male N/A No Platelet count < 50,000/mm3 None

NR = Not reported

N/A = Not applicable (initial control not obtained)