Table 2. Number and proportion (%) of patients with untreated paracetamol overdose who developed liver injury (ALT >1000 IU L–1), renal failure or death stratified by paracetamol nomogram lines. Data derived from Prescott 1978.
| Paracetamol line (mg L–1) | Number of patients | Liver injury N, (%) | Renal failure N, (%) | Death N, (%) |
| <100 | 9 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| 100–200 | 22 | 5 (23) | 0 | 0 |
| 200–300 | 25 | 6 (24) | 1 (4) | 0 |
| >300 | 27 | 25 (93) | 5 (20) | 3 (12) |