@article{ref1,
title="Delayed akathisia and suicidal attempts following epidural droperidol infusion--a case report",
journal="Acta anaesthesiologica Sinica",
year="1999",
author="Hung, Y. C. and Ho, Y. Y. and Shen, C. L.",
volume="37",
number="3",
pages="151-154",
abstract="Epidural administration of droperidol has been used to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) caused by opioids, but the adverse reactions were relatively neglected. We present a patient who received patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) with bupivacaine-morphine-droperidol mixture for one and half days following hemorrhoidectomy, developed paroxysmal adverse reactions of akathisia, dysphoria, and suicidal attempts 3 days after the initiation of the treatment. The use of droperidol in PCEA for prevention of nausea and vomiting therefore needs to be re-evaluated according to the serious side effects occurring in our case.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0529-5769",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}