Citation

Tank S, Stork K, Skibba W, Zittel S, Andresen H, Goetz AE, Beck H. Anaesthesist 2007; 56(11): 1137-1141.

Vernacular Title

Akzidentelle Intoxikation durch unbeschriftete, generische transdermale

Affiliation

Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg. sascha.tank@gmx.de

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00101-007-1240-7

PMID

17846727

Abstract

A somnolent 78-year-old male patient was brought to our emergency room by an ambulance with the presumptive diagnosis of stroke. Cranial computed tomography provided no evidence. On the intensive care unit of the neurosurgical department the patient was completely undressed. Covered by a sock and underwear the ICU staff found five unlabeled, transparent patches. Under the presumptive diagnosis of an opioid intoxication by a transdermal therapeutic system naloxone was infused over 3 days. The patient reported after rapidly awaking that fentanyl patches had been prescribed by his family practitioner the day before. The patient recovered without any sequelae.

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