Abstract
Oral administration of graded doses of paracetamol to dogs produced hepatic necrosis with some similarities to the clinical syndrome seen in man following a paracetamol overdose. Coma, with raised levels of arterial ammonia, was produced and the aspartate aminotransferase levels became markedly elevated in 2 animals who survived more than 24 h. However, the extent of the hepatic necrosis and the time of survival following paracetamol administration were too variable for this model to be of value for the testing of new methods of temporary liver support. When paracetamol was given by intraperitoneal injection many of the animals died of respiratory distress. Significant methaemoglobinaemia was detected, which was associated with a reduction in the arterial partial pressure of oxygen and was partly reversed by the administration of methylene blue.
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