@article{ref1,
title="A 7-year experience of severe acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity (1987-1993)",
journal="Gastroenterology",
year="1995",
author="Makin, A. J. and Wendon, J. and Williams, Richard",
volume="109",
number="6",
pages="1907-1916",
abstract="BACKGROUND & AIMS: Five hundred sixty patients admitted between January 1, 1987, and December 31, 1993, with severe acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity were studied. The aim of this study was to identify why severe acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity still occurs and to determine how known risk factors and advances in management have affected the pattern of illness and outcome. METHODS: This was a retrospective study of the etiologic factors and the clinical course of all acetaminophen-related admissions. RESULTS: The number of admissions increased from 58 in 1987 to 123 in 1993. During the corresponding period, overall survival improved from just < 50% to 78%. The percentage of admissions treated with N-acetylcysteine increased from 40% in 1987 to 83% in 1993. The frequency with which grade III or IV encephalopathy developed decreased from 62% in 1987 to 40% in 1993, and the percentage of these patients who developed cerebral edema decreased from 61% to 45% during the same period. There was an increase in both the number of patients transplanted and the survival of those managed medically. CONCLUSIONS: Severe acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity remains a serious condition, but the increasing use of N-acetylcysteine, advances in medical management, and the increasing availability of transplantation have resulted in a significant improvement in survival rates.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0016-5085",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}