Wooden Chest Syndrome: A Case Report of Fentanyl-Induced Chest Wall Rigidity.

Authors

Nathaniel R. Rosal, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Franklin L. Thelmo, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Stephanie Tzarnas, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Lauren DiCalvo, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Shafaq Tariq, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Craig Grossman, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-23-2021

Comments

This article is the authors’ final published version in Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, July 2021.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096211034036. Copyright © Rosal et al.

Publication made possible in part by support from the Jefferson Open Access Fund

Abstract

Wooden chest syndrome (WCS) describes a finding of fentanyl-induced skeletal muscle rigidity causing ventilatory failure. Known primarily to anesthesiology, pulmonary, and critical care fields, WCS is a rare complication that may affect patients of all ages if exposed to intravenous fentanyl, characterized by a patient's inability to properly ventilate. Given the rise of synthetic opioid deaths across the United States in the past decade, an understanding of all of fentanyl's effects on the body is necessary. In this article, we present a case of WCS in a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome in a 61-year-old female.

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Recommended Citation

Rosal, Nathaniel R.; Thelmo, Franklin L.; Tzarnas, Stephanie; DiCalvo, Lauren; Tariq, Shafaq; and Grossman, Craig, "Wooden Chest Syndrome: A Case Report of Fentanyl-Induced Chest Wall Rigidity." (2021). Abington Jefferson Health Papers. Paper 63.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/abingtonfp/63

PubMed ID

34301155

Language

English