objective: acetaminophen is an over-the-counter drug in iran. intentional and accidental poisoning with this drug is one of the most frequent causes of admission to our center. we studied the outcome of poisoning with this drug in our hospital. methods: over a two-year period from january 2005 to january 2007, 85 patients who were admitted to sina hospital for acute acetaminophen poisoning, wer...

The aim of this study was to assess whether acetaminophen poisoning is associated with a higher risk of acute pancreatitis. We conducted a retrospective cohort study by using the longitudinal population-based database of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance (NHI) program between 2000 and 2011. The acetaminophen cohort comprised patients aged 20 years with newly identified acetaminophen poisoning ...

Objective: Acetaminophen is an over-the-counter drug in Iran. Intentional and accidental poisoning with this drug is one of the most frequent causes of admission to our center. We studied the outcome of poisoning with this drug in our hospital. Methods: Over a two-year period from January 2005 to January 2007, 85 patients who were admitted to Sina Hospital for acute acetaminophen poisoning, wer...

BACKGROUND Acetaminophen poisoning is a common clinical problem, and early identification of patients with more severe poisoning is key to improving outcomes. PURPOSES This study intends to document prevalence, clinical characteristics, and predictors of gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations and to assess the impact of these manifestations on outcome in patients with acetaminophen poisoning. ...

Puzzling situation of acetaminophen toxicity in a referral hospital, Tehran, Iran Acetaminophen carries a higher risk of overdose. A puzzling situation of acetaminophen toxicity was encouraging enough to explore the epidemiologic situation of acetaminophen toxicity and its outcomes among patients acquired poisoning. This cross-sectional study retrospectively reviewed the medical r...

background: fatalities from acetaminophen poisoning are common, but they are preventable by timely treatment with n-acetyl cysteine (nac). in many medical centers, nac is prescribed in keeping with the ingested dose of the drug as revealed through medical history. it seems to significantly differ from the real indications of nac administration based on plasma level of acetaminophen. overtreatme...

background: acetaminophen is widely used as an analgesic and antipyretic drug and it is a frequent cause of acute drug poisoning.this study was carried out to investigate the demographic information and clinical and laboratory findings in acetaminophen poisoning patients referred to “17 shahrivar” and “razi” educational hospitals, rasht. methods: in this retrospective cross-sectional study, 125...

Acetaminophen is one of the most popular nonnarcotic analgesic–antipyretic agents available. Inappropriate use of this agent can lead to significant morbidity and mortality secondary to hepatic necrosis. Several patient-specific factors impact its metabolism and the subsequent production of its toxic metabolite when consumed in excess. Rapid diagnosis and treatment with N-acetylcysteine in the ...

Identifying indices of poor prognosis at first presentation after acetaminophen poisoning is the key to both improving clinical care and determining targets for intervention. This study intended to document the prevalence, clinical characteristics and predictors of vomiting and to investigate the relationship between episodes of vomiting at first hospital presentation and outcome in acetaminoph...