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This double blind study assessed the effect of low dose droperiodol (0.005 mg- kg-1) on the incidence of postoperative vomiting in 200 children in ASA classification I and II, ranging from one to 15 years of age. The results showed that the dose of droperidol used in this study was very effective in reducing vomiting in children 11 to 15 years of age. The duration of stay in the post-anaesthetic care unit was not prolonged and no extrapyramidal symptoms related to the drug were observed.
In our opinion the administration of droperidol 0.005 mg. kg-1 before the end of the operation will reduce the possibility of vomiting within 24 hours of operation in children in 11-15 year age group who are expected to have a high incidence of postoperative vomiting.
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Ce travail évaluait l’effet d’une dose légère de dropéridol (0.005 mg . kg-1) sur l’incidence des vomissements post-opératoires chez deux cents enfants âgés de 1 à 15 ans et de classse I et ll (classification de l’ASA). Le dropéridol à la dose utilisée, s’est avéré très efficace pour abaisser l’incidence des vomissements chez les enfants de 11 à 15 ans. La durée de séjour en salle de réveil n’était pas prolongée par cet agent et l’on n’a pas observé de symptômes extra-pyramidaux aux doses administrées. C’est donc notre opinion qu’une dose de 0.005 mg . kg.-1 de dropéridol administrée avant la fin d’une intervention réduit les vomissements au cours des premières 24 heures post-opératoires chez les enfants de 11 à 15 ans qui forment un groupe où l’on retrouve une haute incidence de vomissements postopératoires.
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Rita, L., Goodarzi, M. & Seleny, F. Effect of low dose droperidol on postoperative vomiting in children. Canad. Anaesth. Soc. J. 28, 259–262 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03005511
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