Hypoglycemia and lactic acidosis outperform King’s College criteria for predicting death or transplant in acetaminophen toxic patients

2018 
AbstractImportance: Acetaminophen toxicity is common and is characterized by hepatic failure. In cases that are not improving with standard medical therapy with N-acetylcysteine, some patients may require hepatic transplant. While there are various criteria to predict patients who might benefit from transplant, the King’s College criteria remain one of the most widely used. However, the King’s College criteria have several limitations and do not incorporate glucose, an important marker of hepatic function.Objective: The primary objective of this study is to compare the presence of hypoglycemia, coagulopathy, and metabolic acidosis with the King’s College criteria for predicting a composite endpoint of death or transplant.Design: This study is a retrospective cohort study of adult patients admitted with a discharge diagnosis of acetaminophen-induced liver failure.Setting: The patients were admitted at one of six university-affiliated teaching hospitals in the United States.Results: A total of 334 subjects ...
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