Comment je traite... une intoxication au paracetamol.

Acetaminophen/pharmacokinetics/poisoning; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic/pharmacokinetics/poisoning; Antidotes/therapeutic use; Humans; Poisoning/diagnosis/epidemiology/therapy; Practice Guidelines as Topic

Abstract :

[en] Drug self-poisoning is a common cause of admission in ED. Among various incriminated substances, paracetamol is often implicated and presents a severe toxicity. We briefly describe the epidemiology and physiopathology of paracetamol self-poisoning. We then clarify the diagnostic elements, thresholds of toxicity, indications for treatment and different available therapeutic guidelines.

Disciplines :

General & internal medicine

Author, co-author :

Bertrand, Xavier ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Urgences

Brasseur, Edmond ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Urgences

Ghuysen, Alexandre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Réanimation - Urgence extrahospitalière

D'Orio, Vincenzo ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Médecine d'urgence - bioch. et phys. hum. normales et path.

Language :

French

Title :

Comment je traite... une intoxication au paracetamol.

Alternative titles :

[en] How I treat... paracetamol poisoning

Publication date :

2008

Journal title :

Revue Médicale de Liège

ISSN :

0370-629X

eISSN :

2566-1566

Publisher :

Université de Liège. Revue Médicale de Liège, Liège, Belgium

Volume :

Issue :

7-8

Pages :

465-8

Peer reviewed :

Peer reviewed

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