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Paracetamol Overdose Dr Adrian Burger 11 March 2006

24yo girl brought in with ?OD Brought in by boyfriend, in the context of a large row several hours previously. It turns out that there have been several difficulties in this girl’s life. Been drinking in student bar since 4pm, now 11pm. Vital signs normal

Critical questions Vital signs? What tablets did she swallow and when? Is she on any medication or is there anyone else at home on any medication? Has she been given anything after that? Any other medical problems? Is this the first time?

Investigations? What are “baseline”, “routine” or “protocol” bloods? Use of “Tox Screen”?

Management? Role of emesis? Role of gastric lavage? Role of charcoal? Role of gut decontamination? Antidotes?

Paracetamol Timeline <4 hours 4-8 hours 8-15 hours hours >24 hours Do not delay treatment if more than 150 mg/kg paracetamol or 12 g in an adult (whichever is the smaller) has been ingested and the plasma concentration will not be available within 8 hours

< 4 hours If less than 1 hour: charcoal? Wait for 4 hours to have passed before bloods taken, unless clinical suspicion of other problems.

4-8 hours Paracetamol level Assess risk – high risk use lower value to treat Need to have started treatment < 8 hours post-ingestion INR, ALT, creatinine & HCO3 after NAC & discharge if normal

High Risk Patients Patient on long term treatment with carbamazepine, phenobarbitone, phenytoin, primidone, rifampicin, St John's Wort or other drugs that induce liver enzymes OR Regularly consumes ethanol in excess of recommended amounts OR Is likely to be glutathione deplete e.g. eating disorders, cystic fibrosis, HIV infection, starvation, cachexia

Calculating toxic dose Note mg/l or mmol/l Note that for obese patients (> 110 kg) the toxic dose in mg/kg should be calculated using 110 kg, rather than their actual weight.

NAC by intravenous infusion, adult and child, initially 150 mg/kg over 15 minutes, then 50 mg/kg over 4 hours then 100 mg/kg over 16 hours

8-15 hours Start NAC Bloods: level, ALT, INR, creatinine If level over Rx line continue NAC, admit for 3-4 days for creatinine, ALT, INR If level low stop Rx If doubt about timing or if bloods abnormal – continue NAC

15-24 hours Patients presenting at this time are much more likely to develop severe and potentially fatal liver damage. There is some evidence to suggest that the antidote may still offer some protection although not as much as when given early. The prognostic accuracy of the paracetamol treatment graph after 15 hours is uncertain but a plasma- paracetamol concentration above the relevant treatment line should be regarded as carrying a serious risk of liver damage.

15-24 hours Bloods: Level, INR, ALT, creatinine NAC INR, ALT, HCO3, Creatinine post NAC Patient should be medically fit for discharge when the course of antidote has been completed and bloods normal Advise to return if abdominal pain or vomiting

>24 hours INR, plasma creatinine and ALT, venous blood gas or bicarbonate If any of these bloods are abnormal consider treatment with NAC

Staggered Overdose Several overdoses of paracetamol over a short period of time, the plasma paracetamol concentration will be meaningless in relation to the treatment graph Considered as at serious risk and considered for treatment with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) They can be discharged after NAC treatment or 24 hours from the last paracetamol dose provided they are asymptomatic and the INR, creatinine and ALT are normal