A fatal overdose of transdermally administered fentanyl
Abstract: We present a case of fentanyl overdose via mucous membrane absorption. A 31-year-old man presented to the emergency department in respiratory arrest. At intubation, a Duragesic transdermal patch (75 μg/h) was recovered from the buccal cavity. A second fentanyl transdermal patch (75 μg/h) was noted on the right lateral aspect of the thigh. Postmortem blood evaluation returned a venous fentanyl level of 17.2 μg/L. The therapeutic range for analgesic use is 1 μg/L to 3 μg/L. Drug screens were positive for benzodiazepines and cocaine. Mass spectrophotometry/gas chromatography was used to determine fentanyl levels and to confirm drug screen results. Case history, findings at intubation, and high fentanyl blood concentration suggest the cause of respiratory arrest and death was fentanyl overdose.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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A fatal overdose of transdermally administered fentanyl ; volume:98 ; number:7 ; year:2023 ; pages:385-386 ; extent:2
Journal of osteopathic medicine ; 98, Heft 7 (2023), 385-386 (gesamt 2)
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Kramer, Christopher
Tawney, Michael
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10.1515/jom-1998-0075
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023041314035774864907
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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