Open AccessIncidence of akathisia after postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis with droperidol and ondansetron in outpatient surgery
Author(s) -
Antoine Charton,
Nicolas Greib,
Aude Ruimy,
Valentina Faitot,
Y. Noudem,
Girish P. Joshi,
Nicolás Meyer,
P. Diemunsch
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1097/eja.0000000000000821
Subject(s) - akathisia , medicine , droperidol , ondansetron , anesthesia , antiemetic , postoperative nausea and vomiting , nausea , vomiting , metoclopramide , antipsychotic , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming)
Akathisia, a distressing movement disorder induced by butyrophenones, has been described with low doses of droperidol used for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) prophylaxis, but the incidence remains unclear.