TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Paracetamol overdose: a new form of suicide in Chile and the value of N-acetylcysteine administration
JO  - Revista Medica de Chile
A1  - Brahm, J.
A1  - Silva, G.
A1  - Palma, R.
SP  - 427
EP  - 429
VL  - 120
IS  - 4
N2  - Overdose of paracetamol is associated to varying degrees of hepatic necrosis and may lead to severe hepatic failure. In this paper, we report 2 patients with paracetamol overdose for suicidal purposes who were successfully treated using the antidote N-acetyl-cysteine orally. A brief analysis of the literature follows.<p />  <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 0034-9887
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -