We hope you're having a fab Easter weekend - no link(!), but today we’re going to look at a liver study #FOAMed. Published in 2017, this study by Darweesh et al. looked at use of NAC in non-paracetamol-induced acute liver failure: https://t.co/MQLZbUYcvN 🧵
NAC vs Mortality in Non-Acetaminophen-Induced Acute Liver Failure (Multicenter) – Success rate (transplant-free survival) in #NAC 96.4%. Control: 23.3% recovered & 76.6% did not recover, of these 53.3% had liver transplantation & 23.3% died (p<0
RT @DrSamuelBrown: Our hepatologists transitioned this direction a while back on general principles. nice to see some early data. https://t…
RT @EMinMiami: @medicalaxioms Yup. 185 pts, IV NAC caused a ⬇️ in NAI-ALF mortality and need for transplantation. NAC decreased encephalopa…
RT @DrSamuelBrown: Our hepatologists transitioned this direction a while back on general principles. nice to see some early data. https://t…
RT @DrSamuelBrown: Our hepatologists transitioned this direction a while back on general principles. nice to see some early data. https://t…
Our hepatologists transitioned this direction a while back on general principles. nice to see some early data.
RT @EMinMiami: @medicalaxioms Yup. 185 pts, IV NAC caused a ⬇️ in NAI-ALF mortality and need for transplantation. NAC decreased encephalopa…
@medicalaxioms Yup. 185 pts, IV NAC caused a ⬇️ in NAI-ALF mortality and need for transplantation. NAC decreased encephalopathy, hospital stay, ICU admission, and failure of other organs. PMID: 28205121 https://t.co/w9MgSX0U5Y