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SynthesisDrug safety2022

Therapeutic Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced Liver Injury and Acetaminophen Hepatotoxicity in the Paediatric Population: A Systematic Review.

Hao Niu, Edmond Atallah, Ismael Alvarez-Alvarez, Inmaculada Medina-Caliz, Guruprasad P Aithal, Cigdem Arikan, Raul J Andrade, M Isabel Lucena

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Synthesis in Drug safety, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Drug-Induced Liver Injury-Pharmacological Spectrum Among Children.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Hao Niu *Servicios de Aparato Digestivo y Farmacología Clínica, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma en Nanomedicina-IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3030-3972
Edmond Atallah *School of Medicine, Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7341-9174
Ismael Alvarez-Alvarez *Servicios de Aparato Digestivo y Farmacología Clínica, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma en Nanomedicina-IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6271-0604
Inmaculada Medina-CalizServicios de Aparato Digestivo y Farmacología Clínica, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma en Nanomedicina-IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0471-6658
Guruprasad P AithalSchool of Medicine, Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3924-4830
Cigdem ArikanPediatric Gastroenterology-Hepatology/Liver Transplantation Center, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-0794-2741
Raul J Andrade *Servicios de Aparato Digestivo y Farmacología Clínica, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma en Nanomedicina-IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1565-0757
M Isabel Lucena *Servicios de Aparato Digestivo y Farmacología Clínica, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma en Nanomedicina-IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain. lucena@uma.es.ORCID 0000-0001-9586-4896
Instituto de Salud Carlos III · ESNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · GBInstituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga · ESKoç University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDrug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a rare but serious adverse event that can progress to acute liver failure (ALF). The evidence for treatment of DILI in children is scarce.

objectiveWe aimed to comprehensively review the available literature on the therapies for both acetaminophen overdose (APAP) and idiosyncratic DILI in the paediatric population.

methodsWe included original articles conducted in a paediatric population (< 18 years) in which a therapeutic intervention was described to manage APAP or idiosyncratic DILI. Findings were summarized based on age groups (preterm newborn neonates, term and post-term neonates, infants, children and adolescents).

resultsOverall, 25 publications (fifteen case reports, six case series and four retrospective cohort studies) were included, including a total of 140 paediatric DILI cases, from preterm newborn neonates to adolescents. N-acetylcysteine was used to treat 19 APAP cases. N-acetylcysteine (n = 14), ursodeoxycholic acid (n = 3), corticosteroids (n = 31), carnitine (n = 16) and the combination of glycyrrhizin, reduced glutathione, polyene phosphatidylcholine and S-adenosylmethionine (n = 31) were the therapeutic options for treating idiosyncratic DILI. The molecular adsorbent recirculating system was used in the management of either APAP (n = 4) or idiosyncratic DILI (n = 2), while 20 paediatric ALF cases received continuous renal replacement therapy.

conclusionsThis systematic review identified DILI in the paediatric population who have received specific treatment. These interventions appear to be mainly extrapolated from low-quality evidence from the adult population. Thus, there is a need for high-quality studies to test the efficacy of known and novel therapies to treat DILI specifically addressed to the paediatric population. PROSPERO registration number CRD42021214702.

Indexed as

Chemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsLiver Failure, AcuteAcetaminophenAcetylcysteineAdolescentAdrenal Cortex HormonesAdultCarnitineChildGlutathioneGlycyrrhizic AcidHumansInfant, NewbornLiverRetrospective StudiesAcetaminophenAcetylcysteineAdrenal Cortex HormonesCarnitineGlutathioneGlycyrrhizic AcidS-AdenosylmethionineUrsodeoxycholic Acid

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PMID36006605
PMCPMC9560995
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