Early administration of Fab antivenom resulted in faster limb recovery in copperhead snake envenomation patients.

Victoria E AndersonCharles J GerardoMalin Rapp-OlssonSean P BushMichael E MullinsSpencer GreeneEric A ToschlogEugenia QuackenbushS Rutherfoord RoseRichard B SchwartzNathan P CharltonBrandon LewisKurt C KleinschmidtKapil SharmaEric J Lavonas

Published in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2018)

In this secondary analysis of trial data, recovery of limb function was faster when Fab antivenom was administered soon after envenomation, as opposed to late administration.

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