Predictors of severe outcome following opioid intoxication in children.
Neta CohenMathew MathewAdrienne DavisJeffrey BrentPaul WaxSuzanne SchuhStephen B FreedmanBlake FrobergEvan S SchwarzJoshua CanningLaura TortoraChristopher HoyteAndrew L KoonsMichele M BurnsJoshua McFallsTimothy J WiegandRobert G HendricksonBryan JudgeLawrence S QuangMichael HodgmanJames A ChenowethDouglas A AlgrenJennifer CareyE Martin CaravatiPeter D AkpunonuAnn-Jeannette GeibSteven A SeifertZiad KazziRittirak OthongSpencer C GreeneChristopher HolstegeMarit S TweetDavid VearrierAnthony F PizonSharan L CamplemanShao LiKim AldyYaron Finkelsteinnull nullPublished in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2022)
Children with an opioid toxicity that have been exposed to fentanyl and those aged ≥10 years had 3.6 and 2.5 higher odds of ICU admission or death, respectively, than those without these characteristics. Prevention efforts should target these risk factors to mitigate poor outcomes in children with an opioid intoxication.