Publications by authors named "Mohamad K Haidar"
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- A cluster of unexplained multi-organ failure cases in children was reported at Bardnesville Junction Hospital in Liberia, prompting an investigation into potential causes, particularly focusing on paracetamol overdose.
- The study involved syndromic surveillance to identify affected children and a case-control study to investigate risk factors, ultimately matching cases with controls based on demographics and proximity.
- Results indicated that many affected children had taken paracetamol before hospitalization, and those with organ failure had a significantly higher chance of exceeding safe dosage levels compared to controls.
Background: The prognostic significance of hyperlactatemia in young children with liver injury suspected to be attributed to repeated supratherapeutic doses of acetaminophen remain understudied.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective medical chart review including children aged <5 years admitted with hepatocellular injury. The study was conducted in Bardnesville Junction Hospital operated by Médecins Sans Frontières in Monrovia, Liberia.
Objectives: To investigate the magnitude of lactic acidosis in response to cyanide poisoning compared with the secondary response caused by cardiovascular shock.
Design: Retrospective case-control observational study.
Setting: University Hospital of Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris.