The presence of abdominal pain associated with acetaminophen overdose does not predict severity of liver injury
Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..
AIM: Whilst it is known that abdominal pain is a common symptom in patients with acetaminophen overdose, its association with severity of liver injury has not been clearly defined. This study investigates the association between the symptom of abdominal pain on presentation to hospital and the degree of liver injury post-acetaminophen overdose.
METHODS: Admissions with acetaminophen poisoning, requiring treatment with acetylcysteine were identified and reviewed from a search of a large Australian tertiary hospital network from February 20th, 2014, to August 30th, 2018. Parameters such as presence of abdominal pain, time post-ingestion and peak ALT were collected. Single acute ingestions, staggered and repeated supratherapeutic ingestions were analysed.
RESULTS: 539 cases were identified in the study period, 79% female, with mean age 25 (17-43) years. Patients presenting to the emergency department with abdominal pain post-acetaminophen overdose had a similar risk of developing hepatotoxicity or acute liver injury compared to patients without abdominal pain regardless of time to presentation. Patients presenting <8-h post-overdose with abdominal pain were as likely to develop hepatotoxicity (1/46, 2.2%) compared to those without abdominal pain (1/54 [1.9%]; OR = 1.18 [0.07 to 19.4]). Those presenting >8-h post-overdose with abdominal pain were as likely to develop hepatotoxicity (13/92, 14.1%) compared to those without abdominal pain (4/35 [11.4%]; OR = 1.28 [0.39 to 4.21]).
CONCLUSIONS: The presence of abdominal pain after acetaminophen overdose was not predictive of the development of liver injury in patients receiving acetylcysteine treatment. Further prospective studies are required to confirm this finding. The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.
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| 520 | |a AIM: Whilst it is known that abdominal pain is a common symptom in patients with acetaminophen overdose, its association with severity of liver injury has not been clearly defined. This study investigates the association between the symptom of abdominal pain on presentation to hospital and the degree of liver injury post-acetaminophen overdose | ||
| 520 | |a METHODS: Admissions with acetaminophen poisoning, requiring treatment with acetylcysteine were identified and reviewed from a search of a large Australian tertiary hospital network from February 20th, 2014, to August 30th, 2018. Parameters such as presence of abdominal pain, time post-ingestion and peak ALT were collected. Single acute ingestions, staggered and repeated supratherapeutic ingestions were analysed | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: 539 cases were identified in the study period, 79% female, with mean age 25 (17-43) years. Patients presenting to the emergency department with abdominal pain post-acetaminophen overdose had a similar risk of developing hepatotoxicity or acute liver injury compared to patients without abdominal pain regardless of time to presentation. Patients presenting <8-h post-overdose with abdominal pain were as likely to develop hepatotoxicity (1/46, 2.2%) compared to those without abdominal pain (1/54 [1.9%]; OR = 1.18 [0.07 to 19.4]). Those presenting >8-h post-overdose with abdominal pain were as likely to develop hepatotoxicity (13/92, 14.1%) compared to those without abdominal pain (4/35 [11.4%]; OR = 1.28 [0.39 to 4.21]) | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSIONS: The presence of abdominal pain after acetaminophen overdose was not predictive of the development of liver injury in patients receiving acetylcysteine treatment. Further prospective studies are required to confirm this finding. The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions | ||
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