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CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY
卷 48, 期 8, 页码 793-799出版社
INFORMA HEALTHCARE
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2010.523829
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Acetaminophen; N-Acetylcysteine; Transaminase; Aspartate aminotransferase; Alanine aminotransferase
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- Biochemistry of Queen's University
- PSI Foundation [02-38]
- Canadian Association
- Adult Research Committee
- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
- Queen's University
- Alberta Heritage Foundation
Context. The first available predictors of hepatic injury following acetaminophen (APAP) overdose are the serum APAP and aminotransferases [AT, i.e., aspartate (AST) aminotransferase or alanine (ALT) aminotransferase]. Objective. We describe the initial value, rate of change, and interrelationship between these biomarkers in patients who develop hepatotoxicity despite treatment following acute overdose. A new parameter, the APAP x AT multiplication product, is proposed for early risk stratification. Methods. We conducted a descriptive study of individuals selected from a multicenter retrospective cohort of patients hospitalized for APAP poisoning. We selected those acute APAP overdose patients who subsequently developed AT > 1,000 IU/L. Rising serum AT values were compared to simultaneously measured (or estimated) falling serum APAP. The APAP x AT was expressed relative to initiation of acetylcysteine therapy and grouped by time to meeting hepatotoxicity criteria. Results. In the 94 cases studied, serum APAP concentrations were still appreciable [median 570 (interquartile range (IQR) 314-983) mu mol/L] at the time of the first measured AT [211 (77-511) IU/L at 15.3 (12.1-19.2) h post-ingestion], yielding an initial APAP x AT of 99,000 (52,000-240,000) mu mol x IU/L 1,000 IU/L). Discussion and conclusions. The APAP x AT multiplication product, calculated at the time of presentation and after several h of antidotal therapy, holds promise as a new risk predictor following APAP overdose. It requires neither graphical interpretation nor accurate time of ingestion, two limitations to current risk stratification.
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