Akathisia after long-term epidural use of droperidol: a case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Droperidol has both anti-emetic and neuroleptic properties and its epidural administration has been reported (Naji et al. 1990). Its side effects when administered via this route are not known. We report a case of long-term (2 months) epidural administration of droperidol to a cancer patient who was receiving epidural morphine and who manifested nausea and vomiting. Akathisia developed progressively and subsided 72 h after droperidol was discontinued.
Medical subject headings
- Akathisia, Drug-Induced
- Analgesia, Epidural
- Droperidol