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Table 3 Summary of studies that have examined hepatotoxicity rates in patients with paracetamol overdose

From: Low rates of hepatotoxicity among Asian patients with paracetamol overdose: a review of 1024 cases

Author

Year

Location

n

Hepatotoxicity %

Survival %

Paracetamol Dose

Proudfoot[22]

1970

Edinburgh, U.K.

41

39%

97.6%

39% > 15 g

Schiodt[14]

1997

Texas, U.S.

71

32%

93%

Median = 17.6 g 93% > 4 g

Hawton[17]

1996

Oxford, U.K.

80

31%

NA

69% > 12.5 g

Gyamlani[15]

2001

New York, USA

93

16%

98%

NA

James[16]

2008

USA

157

15% (1.3% ALF)

100%

Mean 18 g

Ayonrinde[5]

2005

Australia

188

14%

100%

Median = 12 g

Mohd-Zain[9]

2006

Penang, Malaysia

165

7.3%

100%

38% > 10 g

Current study

2011

Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia

1024

7.5%

100%

Median 10 g (54.3% > 10 g)

Chan[10]

1993

Hong Kong

104

6%

100%

Median 5 g 6.7% > 10 g

Mills[19]

2008

Jamaica

49

2%

100%

Range 2–30 g

Schmidt[18]

2002

Copenhagen, Denmark

737

No data on hepatotoxicity (0.9% ALF)

99.9%

Median 25 g