Paracetamol Overdoses Among Danish Adolescents: A COVID-19 Perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study examines trends in paracetamol overdoses among Danish adolescents during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

A retrospective observational study was conducted using data from the national databases, covering all paediatric departments in Denmark from January 2016 to December 2023. Patients between 10 and 19 years of age diagnosed with paracetamol overdose were stratified by sex, age and number of hospital admissions. As the dataset covers the entire population, observed values reflect true parameters. A one-sample t-test compared post-COVID-19 values to the pre-COVID-19 mean.

Results

A total of 4.448 patients accounted for 5.794 hospital admissions due to paracetamol overdoses, with a majority being girls. During the second year of the pandemic

SUBMITTER: Kempf ON 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12258092 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature