Late extensive intravenous administration of N-acetylcysteine can reverse hepatic failure in acetaminophen overdose

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-54

  Mehrpour, Omid ^a   Shadnia, Shahin ^b   Sanaei Zadeh, Hossein ^c  

^a BIRJAND UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

acetaminophen overdose; acute poisoning; hepatic failure; N acetylcysteine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS; DRUG INTOXICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEVER; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LETHARGY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION; LOW FAT DIET; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; NAUSEA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TACHYPNEA; VOMITING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTIDOTES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; OVERDOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650188120     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110366182     Document Type: Article

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