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Paracetamol overdose–is there a role for liver transplantation?
Author(s) -
Mutimer David
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2710
pISSN - 0269-4727
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2710.1993.tb00593.x
Subject(s) - liver transplantation , medicine , drug overdose , intensive care medicine , transplantation , anesthesia , emergency medicine , pharmacology , surgery , poison control
SUMMARY The current status of the management of cases of paracetamol poisoning is discussed. It is argued that clinical and laboratory features to predict the likely failure of conservative management are now well defined and that liver transplantation improves the prognosis of patients with severe poisoning.