Oral and intravenous acetylcysteine for treatment of acetaminophen toxicity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 218-226

  Green, Jody L ^a,b   Heard, Kennon J ^a,c   Reynolds, Kate M ^a   Albert, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; PARACETAMOL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; META ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY DELAY;

EID: 84879160981     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2012.4.6885     Document Type: Article

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