Cardiac arrest following therapeutic administration of N-acetylcysteine for paracetamol overdose

Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2008 Nov;46(9):921. doi: 10.1080/15563650802054063.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acetaminophen / pharmacokinetics
  • Acetaminophen / poisoning
  • Acetylcysteine / administration & dosage
  • Acetylcysteine / adverse effects*
  • Acetylcysteine / therapeutic use
  • Adult
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / pharmacology
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / poisoning
  • Antidotes / administration & dosage
  • Antidotes / adverse effects*
  • Antidotes / therapeutic use
  • Drug Overdose / drug therapy
  • Heart Arrest / chemically induced*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Suicide, Attempted
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Antidotes
  • Acetaminophen
  • Acetylcysteine