Opioid overdose in a patient using a fentanyl patch during treatment with a warming blanket.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
This case describes the narcotic overdose associated with the use of a fentanyl transdermal patch in a patient being rewarmed with an external warming blanket during surgery. The clinical manifestation and the presumed pharmacokinetic mechanism responsible for the fentanyl overdose are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Analgesics, Opioid
- Drug Overdose
- Fentanyl
- Rewarming