Detection of cocaine 24 h after administration before nasotracheal intubation.
Mo H LarsenOscar RosenkrantzBrian S RasmussenMarie K K NielsenKristian LinnetLars S RasmussenDan IsbyePublished in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2024)
We found benzoylecgonine traceable in saliva in 13% of patients and cocaine traceable in blood in 3% of patients 24 h after administration of 80 mg nasal cocaine. Patients should be informed when receiving cocaine and advised not to drive for at least 24 h.