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Antipruritic and antiemetic effect of epidural droperidol: comparative study between single and continuous epidural injection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 January 2006

I. H. Lee  and
I. O. Lee
I. H. Lee
Affiliation:
Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Cheil Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Seoul, South Korea
I. O. Lee
Affiliation:
Korea University College of Medicine, Guro Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Seoul, South Korea
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Background and objectives: This study was designed to investigate whether single epidural droperidol or continuous epidural droperidol inhibit pruritus and postoperative nausea and vomiting induced by postoperative continuous epidural fentanyl administration, and to identify the optimal method of administering epidural droperidol. Methods: 120 ASA I–II patients undergoing subtotal gastrectomy with general anaesthesia combined with epidural anaesthesia were randomly allocated into three groups: control (no droperidol), single injection (droperidol 2.5 mg) and continuous group (droperidol 2.5 mg 2 day−1). Postoperatively the frequency and severity of pruritus and postoperative nausea and vomiting in all groups were compared during 48 h. Results: The frequency and severity of pruritus was significantly lower in both single injection and continuous groups than control group after epidural fentanyl administration (P < 0.05). The frequency and severity of postoperative nausea and vomiting was significantly lower in single injection group than control group after epidural fentanyl administration (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Epidural continuous droperidol is effective for reducing pruritus, and single epidural droperidol injection is effective for reducing pruritus and postoperative nausea and vomiting induced by postoperative continuous epidural fentanyl analgesia.

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ANAESTHESIA, EXTRADURALDROPERIDOLFENTANYLADVERSE EFFECTSPOSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITINGPRURITUS
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , March 2006 , pp. 213 - 218
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© 2006 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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