Use of the Scottish and Newcastle Anti-Emetic Pretreatment (SNAP) scheme in recovery from massive overdose of acetaminophen poisoning with acute liver failure - Case report

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47892/rgp.2023.431.1400

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Acetaminofén, Intoxicación, N-acetilcisteína, Hepatotoxicidad, SNAP, falla hepática aguda, paracetamol.

Abstract

 Acetaminophen is a drug widely used in the world and easily accessible due to its antipyretic, analgesics characteristics, among others (1); however, exposure to toxic doses causes organic damage and even death. We present the case of an 18-year-old female patient who ingested 40 grams of acetaminophen and developed severe liver dysfunction, being treated with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) antidotal therapy according to the simplified scheme: Scottish and Newcastle Anti-emetic Pretreatment Paracetamol Poisoning Study Regimen (SNAP), presenting improvement in the clinical course and decrease in liver profiles, coagulation disorder, INR and resolution of the condition.

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Author Biography

Moisés Torres-Maure, Unidad de Información y Asistencia Toxicológica, Clínica San Pablo, Lima, Perú. Servicio de Emergencias, Hospital Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú

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04/11/2023

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Torres-Maure M, Tapia-Ibáñez EX, Gamarra-Lázaro A, Bellido-Caparó Álvaro, García-Encinas C. Use of the Scottish and Newcastle Anti-Emetic Pretreatment (SNAP) scheme in recovery from massive overdose of acetaminophen poisoning with acute liver failure - Case report. Rev Gastroenterol Peru [nternet]. 2023 Apr. 11 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];43(1):53-6. vailable from: https://revistagastroperu.com/index.php/rgp/article/view/1400

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REPORTES DE CASOS

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