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Clinical variables seen in the suicidal and accidental overdose groups |
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| Variable |
Accidental overdose (n = 13) |
Suicidal overdose (n = 80) |
P value |
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| Presentation >24 hours after overdose (n/n studied [%]) |
6/9 (66) |
7/55 (13) |
< 0.001 |
| Peak acetaminophen (mg/l) |
< 0.050 |
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| Mean ± SD |
64.5 ± 61.8 |
121.7 ± 97.0 |
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| Median |
49 |
99 |
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| Range |
0–184 |
0–439 |
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| Peak acetaminophen <10 mg/l (n [%]) |
5 (38) |
8 (10) |
NS |
| Peak ALT (IU/l) |
0.070 |
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| Mean ± SD |
1386 ± 1918 |
580 ± 1836 |
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| Median |
187 |
30 |
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| Range |
30–5584 |
30–10356 |
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| Peak AST (IU/l) |
0.070 |
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| Mean ± SD |
1330 ± 2697 |
504 ± 1708 |
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| Median |
114 |
30 |
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| Range |
30–9794 |
30–10773 |
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| Peak aminotransferase >1000 IU/l (n [%]) |
5 (39) |
10 (12) |
< 0.050 |
| Peak prothrombin time (seconds) |
< 0.050 |
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| Mean ± SD |
15.6 ± 7.4 |
12.7 ± 2.1 |
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| Median |
12 |
12 |
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| Range |
12–35 |
12–25 |
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| Peak serum bilirubin (mg/dl) |
< 0.050 |
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| Mean |
3.8 ± 5.5 |
1.3 ± 1.3 |
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| Median |
1 |
1 |
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| Range |
1–5 |
1–10 |
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| N-acetylcysteine therapy (n [%]) |
8 (62) |
59 (73) |
0.500 |
| Hepatic coma (n [%]) |
2 (15) |
0 (0) |
< 0.050 |
| Death (n [%]) |
2 (15) |
0 (0) |
< 0.050 |
| Length of stay in hospital (days) |
< 0.010 |
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| Mean |
6.4 ± 6.1 |
3.9 ± 2.7 |
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| Median |
4 |
3 |
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| Range |
1–17 |
1–17 |
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