Citation

Schneir AB, Vadeboncoeur TF, Offerman SR, Barry JD, Ly BT, Williams SR, Clark RF. Ann. Emerg. Med. 2002; 40(4): 425-428.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, American College of Emergency Physicians, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1067/mem.2002.128143

PMID

12239500

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.

Language: en

Keywords

Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Naloxone; Narcotic Antagonists; Narcotics; Oxycodone; Respiration, Artificial; Severity of Illness Index; Suicide, Attempted; Treatment Outcome