{"title":"Another lesson from the earthquake: Transdermal fentanyl dependence in two child victims.","authors":"Hüseyin Oğuzhan Aslantaş, Şehim Kutlay, Haydar Gök, Birkan Sonel Tur, Beyza Özkan, Süveyda Dilara Başar","doi":"10.5606/tftrd.2024.14397","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Thousands died in the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquake in February 2023, and even more were injured. Some were administered transdermal fentanyl patches (TFPs) due to severe pain. Two pediatric patients, both severely injured victims of the earthquake, developed dependence on TFPs and experienced difficulties during the cessation of fentanyl treatment. The first child was discharged while still being administered fentanyl after four months. In the second case, TFPs could be ceased after four months. This study aimed to emphasize that TFPs can lead to dependence in pediatric patients as well; hence, they should be used more carefully to avoid any potential dependency.</p>","PeriodicalId":56043,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation","volume":"70 3","pages":"406-409"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11639493/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.5606/tftrd.2024.14397","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/9/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"REHABILITATION","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Thousands died in the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquake in February 2023, and even more were injured. Some were administered transdermal fentanyl patches (TFPs) due to severe pain. Two pediatric patients, both severely injured victims of the earthquake, developed dependence on TFPs and experienced difficulties during the cessation of fentanyl treatment. The first child was discharged while still being administered fentanyl after four months. In the second case, TFPs could be ceased after four months. This study aimed to emphasize that TFPs can lead to dependence in pediatric patients as well; hence, they should be used more carefully to avoid any potential dependency.
期刊介绍:
The Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Formerly published as Türkiye Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi) is the official journal of the Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The journal is an international open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed periodical journal bringing the latest developments in all aspects of physical medicine and rehabilitation, and related fields. The journal publishes original articles, review articles, editorials, case reports (limited), letters to the editors. The target readership includes academic members, specialists, residents working in the fields of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The language of the journal is English and it is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December).