Impact of Activated Charcoal After Acute Acetaminophen Overdoses Treated with N-Acetylcysteine

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-144

  Spiller, Henry A ^a   Sawyer, Tama S ^b  

^a KENTUCKY REGIONAL POISON CENTER   (United States)

^b Mid America Poison Center   (United States)

Author keywords

acetaminophen; activated charcoal; n acetylcysteine; overdose; poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; PARACETAMOL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANURIA; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEATH; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOTHERAPY; OLIGURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TOXICITY TESTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTIDOTES; CHARCOAL; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; OVERDOSE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34547572486     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.02.016     Document Type: Article

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