Table 4 Paracetamol plasma concentrations in the case–control study
From: Suspected paracetamol overdose in Monrovia, Liberia: a matched case–control study
None Detected | ≤10 μg/mL | > 10 μg/mL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Median (interquartile range) (μg/mL) | Mean (range) (μg/mL) | SD | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |
Total | 24 | 11.6(1.4–41.0) | 25.2(0–108.3) | 33.2 | 4(17) | 7(29) | 13(54) |
Day of hospitalisation the sample was collected | |||||||
Day One | 10 | 20.3(12.1–56.3) | 36.7(1.9–108.4) | 36.7 | 0(0) | 1(10) | 9(90) |
Day two | 9 | 4.4(< 0.1–29.0) | 25.3(0–105-.6) | 36.8 | 2(22) | 3(33) | 4(44) |
Day three | 3 | 1.7(0–2.7) | 1.5(0–2.7) | 1.4 | 1(33) | 2(67) | 0(0) |
More than 3 days | 2 | 3.1(0–6.1) | 3.1(0–6.1) | 4.3 | 1(50) | 1(50) | 0(0) |