What happens if the neighbor’s medication is used? Accidental intoxication due to fentanyl transdermal patch

Hande Gurbuz Aytuluk, MD

doi:10.5055/jom.2019.0490

Authors

Hande Gurbuz Aytuluk, MD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2019.0490

Abstract

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Author Biography

Hande Gurbuz Aytuluk, MD

Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, University of Health Sciences, Derince Training and Research Hospital, Derince, Kocaeli, Turkey; Formerly, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Kocaeli State Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey

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