RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Oral methionine compared with intravenous n-acetyl cysteine for paracetamol overdose
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 366
OP 367
DO 10.1136/emj.20.4.366
VO 20
IS 4
A1 Walid Alsalim
A1 Mohamed Fadel
YR 2003
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/20/4/366.abstract
AB A short cut review was carried out to establish whether methionine was better than n-acetyl cysteine at reducing the severity of liver damage after paracetamol overdose. Thirty nine papers were found using the reported search, of which two presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these best papers are tabulated. A clinical bottom line is stated.