Acetylcysteine and enzymatic creatinine: Beware of laboratory artefact!

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 973-974

  Lognard, Michael ^a   Cavalier, Etienne ^a   Chapelle, Jean Paul ^a   Lambermont, Bernard ^a   Krzesinski, Jean Marie ^a   Delanaye, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CREATININE;

BLOOD SAMPLING; DRUG METABOLISM; LETTER;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIDOTES; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CREATININE; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 42449108225     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0972-9     Document Type: Letter

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