European journal of anaesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Antipruritic and antiemetic effect of epidural droperidol: comparative study between single and continuous epidural injection.
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. ⋯ 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.