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. 2019 Jul 1;13(7):e0007486. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007486

Table 1. Patient demographic and clinical data.

No AKI AKIN1 AKIN2 AKIN3
Number 16 24 13 12
Males 10 (63%) 21(88%) 11(85%) 9(75%)
Median age (years) (range) 30 (15–50) 41 (16–66) 51 (18–71) 49.5 (22–76)
Median weight (kg) (range) 54 (40–66) 55 (46–68) 65 (45–70) 56.5 (40–70)
Median time to admission 1h 27min 1h 30min 1h 10min 1h 50min
Site of bite
Lower Limb 14 22 12 12
Upper Limb 2 1 - -
Clinical manifestations
Local signs and symptoms
(pain and/or swelling)
14 (88%) 18 (75%) 12 (92%) 12 (100%)
Positive WBCT20 8 (53%) 19 (86%0 8 (67%) 12 (100%)
Bleeding
(Haematemesis/ haematuria/ bleeding from bite site/ IV site)
2 (13%) 5 (21%) 6 (46%) 4 (33%)
Neurotoxicity 9 (56%) 10 (42%) 9 (69%) 8 (67%)
Median venom concentration (ng/ml) (range) 59 (2–1456) (n = 10) 50 (2–972) (n = 16) 351 (2–3125) (n = 13) 483 (2–2244) (n = 10)
Treatment with antivenom 15 (94%) 22 (92%) 12 (92%) 12 (100%)

Neurotoxicity was the presence of any of ptosis, diplopia, blurred vision