Asphyxiation with a Fentanyl Patch

Aaron S. Mansfield; Aminah Jatoi

doi:10.1159/000351220

Asphyxiation with a Fentanyl Patch

Aaron S. Mansfield, Aminah Jatoi

Medical Oncology

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Abstract

Narcotics are frequently prescribed to alleviate pain in patients with serious medical illnesses such as cancer. Because of their nonoral route of administration, fentanyl patches are now being frequently prescribed. However, the widespread use of fentanyl patches has been associated with medication errors and misuse [Butts and Jatoi: J Opioid Manag 2011;7:35-45]. The transdermal delivery of fentanyl may lead to unusual, unanticipated complications. Herein, we describe a fentanyl patch complication, which, to our knowledge, has not been previously reported.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	242-244
Number of pages	3
Journal	Case Reports in Oncology
Volume	6
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000351220
State	Published - May 2013

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Asphyxiation
Fentanyl patch
Transdermal medication

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Oncology

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