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  • Clinical Medicine

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  • The Rumack-Matthew nomogram is crucial for stratifying acetaminophen (APAP) overdose risk.
  • Treatment decisions are traditionally based on initial nomogram risk zones.
  • Understanding "line-crossing" behavior is vital for accurate overdose management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize risk zone "line-crossing" in acute APAP overdose.
  • To specifically analyze shifts from below to above the APAP treatment threshold.
  • To identify factors influencing nomogram risk zone changes.

Main Methods:

  • Secondary analysis of the Canadian Acetaminophen Overdose Study (CAOS) database.
  • Inclusion of acute APAP overdose patients with multiple serum concentrations.
  • Ordinal logistic regression to model factors affecting risk zone shifts.

Main Results:

  • Over half of patients (52.5%) crossed at least one nomogram risk zone within 24 hours.
  • 10.8% of patients initially below the 150 μg/mL treatment line crossed above it.
  • Older age, male sex, and co-ingestion of opioids, antimuscarinics, or NSAIDs were associated with line-crossing.

Conclusions:

  • Acetaminophen overdose patients commonly exhibit nomogram risk zone shifts.
  • Line-crossing, including upward shifts across the treatment threshold, is frequent.
  • Serial APAP testing is supported to establish individual hepatic injury risk accurately.