Background. When administered early after an overdose of acetaminophen, intravenous acetylcysteine prevents hepatic necrosis by replenishing reduced stores of glutathione. How acetylcysteine improves the survival of patients with established liver damage induced by acetaminophen, however, is unknown
Fulminant hepatic failure
โ Scribed by David A. Sass; A. Obaid Shakil
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 138 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.20435
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