{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Bedside urine testing for fentanyl in self-reported heroin users in a tertiary Brisbane emergency department.
{Author}: Harris K;Holford AG;Learmont BG;Isoardi KZ;
{Journal}: Emerg Med Australas
{Volume}: 36
{Issue}: 4
{Year}: 2024 Aug 27
{Factor}: 2.279
{DOI}: 10.1111/1742-6723.14446
{Abstract}: <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>To determine if patients presenting to our toxicology unit following self-reported heroin use had positive urine immunoassay testing for fentanyl or its analogues.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Urine samples from consenting patients were tested at the bedside for the presence of opiates or fentanyl and its analogues.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Over a 30-month period, 58 patients were recruited. All samples tested positive for opiates, but none tested positive for fentanyl or its analogues.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>In 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.