Acetaminophen hepatotoxicity: Current management

Hui Hui Tan; Charissa Y. Chang; Paul Martin

doi:10.1002/msj.20065

Acetaminophen hepatotoxicity: Current management

Hui Hui Tan, Charissa Y. Chang, Paul Martin

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APAP overdose is a major cause of acute liver failure. Although early administration of the specific antidote NAC can prevent severe hepatotoxicity, there are still patients who may progress to acute liver failure, requiring a liver transplant.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	75-83
Number of pages	9
Journal	Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine
Volume	76
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/msj.20065
State	Published - 2009

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