In a recent multicenter prospective study of children who presented to the emergency department with opioid intoxication, what characteristics predicted severe outcome (ICU admission or in-hospital death)?
Fentanyl exposure and age > 10 years.
Cohen N, Mathew M, Davis A, et al. Predictors of severe outcome following opioid intoxication in children, Clinical Toxicology, 60:6, 702-707, DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2022.2038188 opioid, overdose, fentanyl, pediatrics HHays
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