| D‐dimer value within 24 hours of bite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Yes | No* |
| Patients | 1363 | 652 |
| Age (years), median (IQR) | 39 (22–55) | 38 (24–54) |
| Sex (male) | 970 (70%) | 494 (76%) |
| Snake type: definite identification | 676 (50%) | 422 (65%) |
| Brown snake | 214 (16%) | 132 (20%) |
| Red‐bellied black snake | 132 (10%) | 92 (14%) |
| Tiger snake | 108 (8%) | 49 (8%) |
| Systemic envenoming | 790 (58%) | 357 (55%) |
| Venom‐induced consumption coagulopathy | 572 (42%) | 251 (38%) |
| Myotoxicity | 125 (9%) | 47 (7%) |
| Neurotoxicity | 77 (6%) | 32 (5%) |
| Antivenom administered | 689 (51%) | 306 (47%) |
| Hospital length of stay (hours), median (IQR) | 23 (17–44) | 23 (16–41) |
IQR = interquartile range.
*
Excludes 62 patients with D‐dimer assays more than 24 hours after snakebite, including 20 who presented to hospital more than 24 hours after the snakebite.