TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Carfentanil related death first encountered in Hong Kong: Two case reports
JO  - Forensic science international: reports
A1  - Chan, W.-s.
A1  - Wong, G.F.
A1  - Lee, W.-m.
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VL  - 3
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N2  - Carfentanil is a highly potent fentanyl analogue as well as a new psychoactive substance (NPS) which aroused concerns and research efforts in recent years. In this paper, 2 cases involving carfentanil and the quantitative assay using LC-MS/MS is described. Deceased 1 was a 52-year-old male with carfentanil detected in the peripheral blood at a level of 0.5 ng/mL. Carfentanil was also detected in the gastric content. Deceased 2 was a 25-year-old male with carfentanil detected in iliac blood at a level of 0.9 ng/mL. Without information revealing the potential involvement of carfentanil, screening of gastric content provided crucial information in these cases. Since the carfentanil concentration was very low in the blood, a sensitive LC-MS/MS method for determination of carfentanil in blood is also described. © 2021 The Authors<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2665-9107
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsir.2021.100181
ID  - ref1
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