Safety and effectiveness of acetadote for acetaminophen toxicity

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 607-611

  Whyte, Allyson J ^a   Kehrl, Thompson ^a   Brooks, Daniel E ^a,b   Katz, Kenneth D ^a,b   Sokolowski, Devin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acetaminophen; anaphylactoid; i.v. acetylcysteine; N acetylcysteine; toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DEATH; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDOTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSAMINASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049318995     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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