Understanding paracetamol-induced liver failure

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 888-890

  Larsen, Fin Stolze ^a   Wendon, Julia ^b  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT;

ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; ARTICLE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; LIVER CLEARANCE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL RATE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTIPYRETICS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE;

EID: 84901425985     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-014-3293-9     Document Type: Article

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