Does Money Spent on Measuring Blood Levels of Acetaminophen Reduce the Cost of Treatment of Acetaminophen Poisoning?

Cebicci H., Kilci A. I., Bol O., GÜRBÜZ Ş., Vural A., Karaca B., ...More

ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.37, no.4, pp.125-127, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/etd.2015.140017
  • Journal Name: ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.125-127
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Acetaminophen has been used as a safe analgesic and antipyretic. Acute ingestion of 10 g or more than 200 mg/kg as a single ingestion is accepted as toxic for adults. To show that money spent on measuring blood levels of acetaminophen reduces the cost of treatment of acetaminophen poisoning.