• Emerg Med Australas · Aug 2024

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

    • Keith Harris, Amanda G Holford, Benjamin G Learmont, and Katherine Z Isoardi.
    • Clinical Toxicology Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
    • Emerg Med Australas. 2024 Aug 1; 36 (4): 648649648-649.

    ObjectiveTo determine if patients presenting to our toxicology unit following self-reported heroin use had positive urine immunoassay testing for fentanyl or its analogues.MethodsUrine samples from consenting patients were tested at the bedside for the presence of opiates or fentanyl and its analogues.ResultsOver a 30-month period, 58 patients were recruited. All samples tested positive for opiates, but none tested positive for fentanyl or its analogues.ConclusionIn patients presenting to our toxicology unit in Brisbane, we did not find any cases where the urine of patients self-reporting heroin exposure tested positive for fentanyl or its analogues.© 2024 The Author(s). Emergency Medicine Australasia published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.

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