TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Delayed akathisia and suicidal attempts following epidural droperidol infusion - A case report
JO  - Acta anaesthesiologica Sinica
A1  - Hung, Y.-c.
SP  - 151
EP  - 154
VL  - 37
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0529-5769
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -