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Spinal Epidural Hematoma After Accidental Epidural Catheter Removal in a Patient With Sepsis. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT We present a case of spinal epidural hematoma after accidental epidural catheter removal. The findings highlight that a blood clot might have formed at the tip of the epidural catheter left without continuous administration. When accidental epidural catheter removal occurred, pulling of the blood clot might induce spinal epidural hematoma.
Omiya K, Matsukawa T.
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Comparative Safety of Medications for Severe Agitation: A Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines 2.0 Systematic Review. [PDF]

J Am Geriatr Soc
ABSTRACT Background Managing undifferentiated, severe agitation in older adults may require antipsychotic or sedative medications to prevent harm to self or others. Unfortunately, these medications are associated with serious adverse events in older adults, and little is known about their comparative safety.
Casey MF, Elder NM, Fenn A, Niznik J, Khoujah D, Cole JB, Cardon Z, Ding M, Goukasian N, Moreton E, Koehl JL, Magidson PD, Skains RM, Tyler K, Liu SW, Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines Medication Safety Group.   +15 more
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Effect of the rs7858836 Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms of the ASTN2 Gene on Pain-Related Phenotypes in Japanese Women Who Underwent Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery. [PDF]

Neuropsychopharmacol Rep
Schematic overview of the study examining the association between the ASTN2 rs7858836 T allele and postoperative pain–related phenotypes in humans. The analysis focuses on the relationship between this genetic variant and postoperative pain intensity as well as analgesic responses.
Inoue R, Nishizawa D, Okahara S, Hara A, Okada H, Hasegawa J, Ebata Y, Nakayama K, Hayashida M, Ikeda K.   +9 more
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The Incidence of QT Prolongation and Torsades des Pointes in Patients Receiving Droperidol in an Urban Emergency Department

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Droperidol carries a boxed warning from the United States Food and Drug Administration for QT prolongation and torsades des pointes (TdP). After a six-year hiatus, droperidol again became widely available in the US in early 2019.
Jon B. Cole, Samantha C. Lee, Marc L. Martel, Stephen W. Smith, Michelle H. Biros, James R. Miner   +5 more
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Comparison of droperidol and ondansetron prophylactic effect on subarachnoid morphine-induced pruritus

Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 2015
Background and objectives: The prophylactic effect of ondansetron on subarachnoid morphine-induced pruritus is controversial, while evidence suggests that droperidol prevents pruritus.
Fabio Ferreira da Cunha Brião, Marcio Leal Horta, Bernardo Lessa Horta, Guilherme Antônio Moreira de Barros, Ana Paula Behrensdorf, Ingrid Severo, Mariana Antunes Nunes, Roberta Boabaid, André Real   +8 more
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Droperidol Reduces Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting and Supports the Continuation of Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia with Fentanyl

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020
PURPOSE: To examine the impact of adding droperidol to fentanyl-based intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IVPCA) on the discontinuation of IVPCA use due to postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV).
Ikkou Hirata, Masahiro Iwamoto, Hiroki` Matsui, Hiromi Yoshinuma, Ryohkan Funakoshi   +4 more
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Comparative evaluation of changes in pain sensitivity and behavior in experimental animals under the influence of some drugs with psychotropic effect on the model of chronic alcoholism

Лечащий Врач, 2022
Drugs used in the treatment of alcohol intoxication can have a toxic effect on the cardiovascular, central nervous and digestive systems, which can lead to death, most often occurring at night, which is caused by the predominant tone of the ...
E. V. Filippova, N. V. Izmozherova, E. V. Sosnovskaya   +2 more
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Droperidol: An Effective Adjuvant for Difficult Cases of Conscious Sedation? [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2001
Eric Semlacher
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Evidence-based review and appraisal of the use of droperidol in the emergency department

Tzu Chi Medical Journal, 2018
Droperidol is a short-acting, potent dopamine D2 antagonist that can pass through the blood–brain barrier. A black box warning was issued for droperidol by the United States Food and Drug Administration in 2001 because of a risk of development of ...
Pei-Chun Lai, Yen-Ta Huang
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Eletrocardiografia de cães submetidos a diferentes concentrações de desflurano, pré-tratados ou não com a associação de fentanil/droperidol [PDF]

Ciência Rural, 2001
Avaliaram-se os efeitos da associação de fentanil e droperidol sobre a freqüência cardíaca (FC) e eletrocardiografia (ECG), em cães submetidos à anestesia pelo desflurano. Para tal, foram empregados quarenta animais hígidos, adultos, machos e fêmeas, com
Paulo Sérgio Patto dos Santos, Newton Nunes, Felipe Antônio Mendes Vicenti, Silvio Emílio Cuevas Martins, Márlis Langenegger de Rezende   +4 more
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