Soheila Vaghefi

Clinical Specialist in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Mofid Educational Hospital, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Evaluation of Prothrombin Time in Acute Acetaminophen Overdose treated by N-acetylcysteine

Background: Acetaminophen (N-Acetyl-p aminophenol; APAP) is one of the most common types of analgesics. It is also the most common xneobitic reported to poison centers. This study investigates if therapeutic doses of NAC can falsely increase coagulation tests, prothrombin time (PT) and bleeding time (BT). ​​ Methods: Thirty-six APAP poisoned patients whose acetaminophen serum concentration were...