Massive OxyContin ingestion refractory to naloxone therapy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
OxyContin (oxycodone hydrochloride controlled release) is a long-acting preparation of oxycodone that is used as an opioid analgesic to treat chronic pain conditions. We report a patient who ingested a massive quantity of OxyContin and had altered mental status, noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, and hypoventilation that proved refractory to naloxone administration. She required mechanical ventilation for 3 days before recovering completely. The severity and length of poisoning was likely related both to the quantity and formulation of the oxycodone ingested.
Medical subject headings
- Naloxone
- Narcotic Antagonists
- Narcotics
- Oxycodone