Droperidol should not be considered first line therapy in acute behavioural disturbance of older patients

Emerg Med Australas. 2021 Apr;33(2):390-391. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13744. Epub 2021 Feb 9.

Authors

Glenn Arendts^{1

2}, Carolyn Hullick³

Affiliations

¹ Emergency Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
² School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
³ Emergency Department, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 33561901
DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.13744

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Antipsychotic Agents*
Conscious Sedation
Droperidol / therapeutic use
Humans
Problem Behavior*

Substances

Antipsychotic Agents
Droperidol