Citation

Hung YC, Ho YY, Shen CL. Acta Anaesthesiol. Sin. 1999; 37(3): 151-154.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Zhonghua Minguo ma zui yi xue hui)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10609349

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.

Language: en

Keywords

Akathisia, Drug-Induced; Antiemetics; Droperidol; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting; Suicide, Attempted