Table 2.
Clinical characteristics and comorbidities of Bothrops snakebite patients obtained on admission.
| Variable | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Local manifestations (n = 412; 100%) | ||
| Pain | 385 | 93.9 |
| Swelling | 382 | 93.4 |
| Bleeding from fang punctures | 120 | 29.3 |
| Redness | 120 | 29.1 |
| Ecchymosis | 36 | 8.7 |
| Paresthesia | 35 | 8.5 |
| Haematoma | 8 | 1.9 |
| Blistering | 7 | 1.7 |
| Regional lymphadenopathy | 4 | 1.0 |
| Systemic alterations related to hemostasis | ||
| Unclottable blood (n = 386; 93.69%) | 224 | 58.2 |
| Bleeding (n = 412; 100%) | 52 | 12.6 |
| Trombocytopenia (n = 379; 91.99%) | 33 | 8.7 |
| Other systemic manifestations (n = 412; 100%) | ||
| Headache | 47 | 11.4 |
| Nausea | 44 | 10.7 |
| Vomiting | 40 | 9.7 |
| Blurred vision | 14 | 3.4 |
| Abdominal pain | 7 | 1.7 |
| Diarrhoea | 5 | 1.2 |
| Clinical severity of envenomation (n = 404; 98.06%) | ||
| Mild | 112 | 27.7 |
| Moderate | 219 | 54.2 |
| Severe | 73 | 18.1 |
| Comorbidities (n = 313; 75.97%) | ||
| Arterial hypertension | 29 | 9.3 |
| Diabetes | 8 | 2.6 |
| Hepatopathy | 4 | 1.3 |
| Cardiopathy | 3 | 1.0 |
| HIV/Aids | 1 | 0.3 |
| Time spent in hospital (days) | ||
| Mean (range) (n = 405, 98.30%) | 7 | (1–41) |
| Outcome (n = 411; 99.76%) | ||
| Discharged | 411 | 100.0 |