From: Low rates of hepatotoxicity among Asian patients with paracetamol overdose: a review of 1024 cases
Category | n | (%) |
---|---|---|
Age (median, IQR) years | 23.00 (20.00 to 28.00) | - |
Gender | ||
Male | 184 | 18.0 |
Female | 840 | 82.0 |
Races | ||
Malay | 418 | 40.8 |
Chinese | 214 | 20.9 |
Indian | 340 | 33.2 |
Others | 52 | 5.1 |
Previous History of Drug Overdose | 99 | 9.7 |
Previous History of paracetamol Overdose | 82 | 8.0 |
Previous Psychiatry History | 107 | 10.4 |
Drug Co-ingestion | ||
Alcohol | 45 | 4.4 |
Benzodiazepine | 11 | 1.1 |
Antidepressant | 3 | 0.3 |
Anticonvulsant | 2 | 0.2 |
Clinical features | ||
Nausea | 298 | 29.1 |
Vomiting | 576 | 56.2 |
Abdominal Pain | 333 | 32.5 |
Drowsiness | 149 | 14.6 |
Loss of Consciousness | 8 | 0.8 |
Circumstances | ||
Deliberate | 836 | 81.6 |
Unintentional | 188 | 18.4 |
Treatment received | ||
Charcoal | 425 | 41.5 |
Gastric Lavage | 486 | 47.5 |
N-Acetylcysteine | 859 | 79.3 |