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2022 Nov 22


Am J Obstet Gynecol

Fentanyl in the Labor Epidural Impacts the Results of Intrapartum and Postpartum Maternal and Neonatal Toxicology Tests.

Authors

Siegel MR, Mahowald GK, Uljon SN, James K, Leffert L, Sullivan MW, Hernandez SJ, Gray JR, Schiff DM, Bernstein SN
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Nov 22.
PMID: 36427599.

Abstract

A positive urine fentanyl toxicology test may have significant consequences for peripartum individuals, yet the extent to which fentanyl in a labor epidural may lead to such a positive test is poorly characterized.