Fatal opiates overdose. Toxicological identification of various metabolites in a blood sample by GC-MS after silylation
Language English Country Ireland Media print
Document type Case Reports, Journal Article
PubMed
9717273
DOI
10.1016/s0379-0738(98)00077-2
PII: S0379-0738(98)00077-2
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- MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Ethylmorphine blood poisoning MeSH
- Fatal Outcome MeSH
- Hydrocodone blood poisoning MeSH
- Codeine analogs & derivatives blood poisoning MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry MeSH
- Opioid-Related Disorders blood MeSH
- Drug Overdose MeSH
- Toxicology methods MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Case Reports MeSH
- Names of Substances
- dihydrocodeine MeSH Browser
- Ethylmorphine MeSH
- Hydrocodone MeSH
- Codeine MeSH
A fatal opiates overdose, where ethylmorphine, hydrocodone, dihydrocodeine and codeine were consumed concomitantly, is reported. This case report may contribute to data on fatal blood concentrations of drugs with rare incidence. The relative retention times in capillary gas chromatography and full mass spectra of various opiates in their silylated forms, detected together in one sample, may serve as a helpful analytical reference for clinical and forensic toxicologists.
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