Has the time come to stop routine N-acetylcysteine treatment in young children in Denmark? A review of 300 suspected paracetamol overdoses in children aged 0–6 years
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Has the time come to stop routine N-acetylcysteine treatment in young children in Denmark? A review of 300 suspected paracetamol overdoses in children aged 0–6 years. / Gade, Christina; Bøgevig, Søren; Daoud, Alaa; Mathiesen, Pernille R.; Chrstensen, Mikkel B.; Dalhoff, Kim P.; Petersen, Tonny S.
I: Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Bind 111, Nr. 3, 2022, s. 667–674.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Has the time come to stop routine N-acetylcysteine treatment in young children in Denmark?
T2 - A review of 300 suspected paracetamol overdoses in children aged 0–6 years
AU - Gade, Christina
AU - Bøgevig, Søren
AU - Daoud, Alaa
AU - Mathiesen, Pernille R.
AU - Chrstensen, Mikkel B.
AU - Dalhoff, Kim P.
AU - Petersen, Tonny S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Foundation Acta Pædiatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of potentially hepatoxic paracetamol ingestion and associated N-acetylcysteine treatment in young children suspected of paracetamol poisoning. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of children aged 0–6 years suspected of paracetamol poisoning with a related plasma-paracetamol measurement in the Capital Region of Denmark in the period 2010–2017. Data from the clinical laboratory system were linked to data from electronic patient records via the unique identification number given to all Danish residents. Results: Of 297 children included, suspected single paracetamol overdoses were present in 281 (95%). Sixty-nine per cent were treated with N-acetylcysteine, and the mean treatment period was 20.3 h (SD 20.8). A maximum of 6 (2%) of the children suspected of single overdose had plasma-paracetamol concentrations that exceeded the recommended treatment thresholds. No cases of severe hepatotoxicity were registered. Adverse events to N-acetylcysteine-treatment were registered in 3 (2%) children including one anaphylactoid reaction (0.5%). Conclusion: This study shows that initiating N-acetylcysteine as a ‘one size fit all’ treatment regimen in all children aged 0–6 years with a suspected single paracetamol overdose leads to substantial overtreatment. The data support that it is feasible to initiate N-acetylcysteine within 10 h based on an early plasma-paracetamol test.
AB - Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of potentially hepatoxic paracetamol ingestion and associated N-acetylcysteine treatment in young children suspected of paracetamol poisoning. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of children aged 0–6 years suspected of paracetamol poisoning with a related plasma-paracetamol measurement in the Capital Region of Denmark in the period 2010–2017. Data from the clinical laboratory system were linked to data from electronic patient records via the unique identification number given to all Danish residents. Results: Of 297 children included, suspected single paracetamol overdoses were present in 281 (95%). Sixty-nine per cent were treated with N-acetylcysteine, and the mean treatment period was 20.3 h (SD 20.8). A maximum of 6 (2%) of the children suspected of single overdose had plasma-paracetamol concentrations that exceeded the recommended treatment thresholds. No cases of severe hepatotoxicity were registered. Adverse events to N-acetylcysteine-treatment were registered in 3 (2%) children including one anaphylactoid reaction (0.5%). Conclusion: This study shows that initiating N-acetylcysteine as a ‘one size fit all’ treatment regimen in all children aged 0–6 years with a suspected single paracetamol overdose leads to substantial overtreatment. The data support that it is feasible to initiate N-acetylcysteine within 10 h based on an early plasma-paracetamol test.
U2 - 10.1111/apa.16185
DO - 10.1111/apa.16185
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34773285
AN - SCOPUS:85121743075
VL - 111
SP - 667
EP - 674
JO - Acta Paediatrica
JF - Acta Paediatrica
SN - 0803-5253
IS - 3
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ID: 290254367