Evaluation of Prothrombin Time in Acute Acetaminophen Overdose treated by N-acetylcysteine

Background: Acetaminophen (N-Acetyl-p aminophenol; APAP) is one of the most common types of analgesics. It is also the most common xneobitic reported to poison centers. This study investigates if therapeutic doses of NAC can falsely increase coagulation tests, prothrombin time (PT) and bleeding time...

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Main Authors: Babak Mostafazadeh, Soheila Vaghefi, Mohammadali Emamhadi, Latif Gachkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2016-02-01
Series:Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology
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Online Access:http://apjmt.mums.ac.ir/article_7352_11b27c9c2774f607c70cc673ee70bc12.pdf