From: Low rates of hepatotoxicity among Asian patients with paracetamol overdose: a review of 1024 cases
Author | Year | Location | n | Hepatotoxicity % | Survival % | Paracetamol Dose |
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Proudfoot[22] | 1970 | Edinburgh, U.K. | 41 | 39% | 97.6% | 39% > 15 g |
Schiodt[14] | 1997 | Texas, U.S. | 71 | 32% | 93% | Median = 17.6 g 93% > 4 g |
Hawton[17] | 1996 | Oxford, U.K. | 80 | 31% | NA | 69% > 12.5 g |
Gyamlani[15] | 2001 | New York, USA | 93 | 16% | 98% | NA |
James[16] | 2008 | USA | 157 | 15% (1.3% ALF) | 100% | Mean 18 g |
Ayonrinde[5] | 2005 | Australia | 188 | 14% | 100% | Median = 12 g |
Mohd-Zain[9] | 2006 | Penang, Malaysia | 165 | 7.3% | 100% | 38% > 10 g |
Current study | 2011 | Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia | 1024 | 7.5% | 100% | Median 10 g (54.3% > 10 g) |
Chan[10] | 1993 | Hong Kong | 104 | 6% | 100% | Median 5 g 6.7% > 10 g |
Mills[19] | 2008 | Jamaica | 49 | 2% | 100% | Range 2–30 g |
Schmidt[18] | 2002 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 737 | No data on hepatotoxicity (0.9% ALF) | 99.9% | Median 25 g |