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Paracetamol-associated coma, metabolic acidosis, renal and hepatic failure
L Kritharides1, R Fassett, B Singh
1Launceston General Hospital, Tasmania, Australia.
Intensive Care Medicine
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
A case of metabolic acidosis, acute renal failure and hepatic failure following paracetamol ingestion is presented. The diagnostic difficulty at presentation is highlighted. Continuous arteriovenous haemofiltration proved a valuable means of maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance. The patient recovered.