Acute dystonia by droperidol during intravenous patient-controlled analgesia in young patients

J Korean Med Sci. 2002 Oct;17(5):715-7. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2002.17.5.715.

Abstract

Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is an important means for postoperative analgesia with parenteral opioid. However, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) remains a major problem with a PCA system. Droperidol is used in PCA to prevent PONV. Extrapyramidal reactions by droperidol are, however, occasionally induced. We describe two cases of severe extrapyramidal hypertonic syndrome with an intravenous administration of droperidol in PCA in young patients, following orthopedic surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Analgesia, Patient-Controlled / adverse effects*
  • Analgesics / administration & dosage
  • Analgesics / adverse effects*
  • Droperidol / administration & dosage
  • Droperidol / adverse effects*
  • Dystonia / chemically induced*
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Male

Substances

  • Analgesics
  • Droperidol