Dina Abushanab, Mahmoud Gasim, Dyomgy Devi, Mutwkil Elbdairy, Hebatoallah Elqasass, Noon Ahmed, Manna Vincent, Palli Valappila Abdul Rouf, Haseebur Rahman Mohammed, Moza Al Hail, Binny Thomas, Wessam Elkassem, Yolande Hanssens, Mohammed Elgassim, Amr Elmoheen, Aftab Azad, Shaban Mohammed, Waleed Salem
We aimed to investigate the characteristics and clinical outcomes of paracetamol poisoning and paracetamol overdose in Qatar. This retrospective cohort study included patients admitted to the emergency department (ED). We included patients who presented with excessive paracetamol ingestion, between December 2018 and September 2019. The primary outcomes were describing the characteristics and outcomes of paracetamol overdose (from a suicidal overdose or accidental overdose, dose ≤ 150 mg/kg, when serum levels of <60 mmol/L) or dose ingested (≤75 mg/kg) with staggered ingestion poisoning due to suicidal attempt or accidental attempt, defined as the dose ingested (>150 mg/kg), acute ingestion, nomogram level more than the treatment line, or dose ingested (>75 mg/kg) with staggered ingestion, and assessing the management of excessive paracetamol ingestion...
September 22, 2023: Medicine (Baltimore)