Using postmortem blood and urine norfentanyl/fentanyl ratios in the investigation of fentanyl-related deaths

Xiulu RuanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, USA; Correspondence[email protected]

Srinivas ChiravuriPain Medicine Fellowship and Neuromodulation, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System Back & Pain Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Alan D. KayeDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, USA;

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