North-West China Snakebite Longitudinal Laboratory and Treatment Dataset
2026-09-04
This dataset contains longitudinal clinical data from 68 patients hospitalized with a clinical diagnosis of snakebite at a hospital in Gansu Province, China, over a 3-year period. The dataset contains 10,361 time-stamped laboratory test results, including coagulation tests, clinical chemistry tests, complete blood counts, and other laboratory measurements, together with detailed time-stamped records of antivenom administration and supportive treatments. To protect patient privacy while preserving relative temporal relationships, all absolute dates were randomly shifted to future calendar years. The dataset also includes derived Blaylock local effect scores. Laboratory test items were mapped to the corresponding LOINC codes using the Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) v2.73 reference table. The dataset is accompanied by a comprehensive data dictionary and data-validation code and can be used for trajectory clustering, exploratory analyses of antivenom use patterns, and research on early warning of organ dysfunction. We plan to update the dataset annually, with the goal of covering all patients hospitalized with a clinical diagnosis of snakebite at the study hospital over a 10-year period; version 1.0 includes cases from 2023 to 2025.