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Hand Compartment Syndrome Due to N-acetylcysteine Extravasation

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is the antidote for acetaminophen (APAP)-induced hepatotoxicity. Both intravenous (IV) and oral (PO) NAC formulations are available with equal efficacy. Adverse events from either preparation are rare. We describe a hand compartment syndrome after extravasation of NAC requirin...

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Autores principales: Thoppil, Joby, Berman, Adam, Kessler, Benjamin, Sud, Payal, Nogar, Joshua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849372
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2017.9.35152