Acetaminophen poisoning: An update for the intensivist

Critical Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 108-110

  Dargan, Paul I ^a   Jones, Alison L ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADRENALIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; NORADRENALIN; PARACETAMOL; PHENYTOIN;

ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NOMOGRAM; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUICIDE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CRITICAL CARE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0036219026     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc1465     Document Type: Note

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