https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 High dose droperidol and QT prolongation: analysis of continuous 12-lead recordings https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14536 500 ms was defined as abnormal. Results: Forty-six patients had Holter recordings after 10–40 mg droperidol and 316 QT–HR pairs were included. There were 32 abnormal QT measurements in four patients, three given 10 mg and one 20 mg. In three of the four patients QTcF >500 ms but only in one taking methadone was the timing of QTcF >500 ms consistent with droperidol dosing. Of the three other patients, one took amphetamines, one still had QT prolongation 24 h after droperidol and one took a lamotrigine overdose. No patient given >30 mg had a prolonged QT. There were no arrhythmias. Conclusion: QT prolongation was observed with high dose droperidol. However, there was little evidence supporting droperidol being the cause and QT prolongation was more likely due to pre-existing conditions or other drugs.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:05:02 AEST ]]> Second-hand exposure of staff administering vaporised cannabinoid products to patients in a hospital setting https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34976 Tue 03 Sep 2019 18:17:48 AEST ]]>