Acetaminophene Intoxication: a Case Report

Czech version

Authors: R. Schmidt ¹; J. Firment ¹; K. Spodník ²; M. Paľko ²; P. Jarčuška ²; E. Veseliny ²; Ľ. Beňa ³
Authors‘ workplace: I. klinika anesteziológie a intenzívnej medicíny, LF UPJŠ a FNsP Košice, Slovenská republika ¹; I. interná klinika, LF UPJŠ a FNsP Košice, Slovenská republika ²; Dialyzačné oddelenie FNsP, Košice, Slovenská republika ³
Published in: Anest. intenziv. Med., 16, 2005, č. 3, s. 161-165
Category: Intesive Care Medicine - Case Report

Overview

The acetaminophene intoxication may be very frequent due to an easy availability of the drug. A serious hepatic impairment may occure after overdose. So far, N-acetylcysteine is the only specific antidote recommended. The authors describe the case of an acetaminophene overdose.

Key words:
acetaminophene – N-acetylcysteine

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Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

2005 Issue 3