Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes, Disposition, and Acute Care of Children and Adolescents Treated for Acetaminophen Toxicity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Acetaminophen is a common cause of intentional and inadvertent overdoses among children and adolescents worldwide. Little is known about characteristics and clinical outcomes of these youths. The primary goal of this naturalistic study was to describe the psychiatric characteristics, medical management, outcomes, and dispositions of children and adolescents evaluated for excessive acetaminophen exposure.

Methods

The Rochester Epidemiology Project database was searched for all patients ages 0-18 treated for excessive acetaminophen exposure in Olmsted County, Minnesota, during a 7-year period (2004-2010). Demographic factors, overdose intentionality, medical and psychiatric treatment, mental health and addiction history, and disposition from the emergency department

SUBMITTER: Shekunov J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9645125 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature