Table 2
Suggested indications for N-acetylcysteine treatment in neonatal paracetamol poisoning
| Transplacentally acquired poisoning | Oral poisoning |
| Potentially toxic maternal overdose (adult criteria) | Ingested dose >150 mg/kg |
| Maternal hepatotoxicity | Four hour paracetamol level above 150 treatment line on adult nomogram |
| Significant increase in Tβ compared with estimated normal Tβ for age | Significant increase in Tβ compared with estimated normal Tβ for age |
