Table 13 Figure-of-eight swelling measurements: Overall Study Results
From: Prospective study of recovery from copperhead snake envenomation: an observational study
Discharge | Day 3 | Day 7 | Day 14 | Day 21 | Day 28 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | Range | Median | Range | Median | Range | Median | Range | Median | Range | Median | Range | |
Upper extremity measurement (cm) | 47.0 | 38.0, 51.8 | 46.7 | 38.0, 51.6 | 45.0 | 37.5, 50.5 | 45.0 | 37.5, 51.5 | 45.5 | 37.5, 50.0 | 46.5 | 37.2, 50.3 |
Upper extremity, difference from measurement at hospital discharge (cm) | -- | -- | −0.9 | −3.5, 0.0 | −2.0 | −3.7, 0.0 | −2.0 | −3.6, +0.1 | −2.8 | −4.0, 0.5 | −1.3 | −3.8, +1.0 |
Lower extremity measurement (cm) | 54.5 | 49.3, 61.0 | 55.8 | 49.0, 61.1 | 53.9 | 46.5, 60.8 | 52.0 | 47.0, 60.2 | 51.8 | 46.7, 56.5 | 52.0 | 46.4, 57.0 |
Lower extremity, difference from measurement at hospital discharge (cm) | -- | -- | +0.5 | −2.5, +3.5 | −1.3 | −2.8, +1.4 | −2.2 | −3.5, +1.0 | −2.7 | −4.5, +0.5 | −2.7 | −4.5, +1.0 |