Bedside urine testing for fentanyl in self‐reported heroin users in a tertiary Brisbane emergency department

• Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 648 - 649
• Main Authors: Harris, Keith, Holford, Amanda G, Learmont, Benjamin G, Isoardi, Katherine Z
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 01.08.2024
• Subjects: fentanyl; heroin; toxicology; toxicology; heroin; fentanyl

Objective To determine if patients presenting to our toxicology unit following self‐reported heroin use had positive urine immunoassay testing for fentanyl or its analogues. Methods Urine samples from consenting patients were tested at the bedside for the presence of opiates or fentanyl and its anal...