A systematic review of the effectiveness and safety of droperidol for pediatric agitation in acute care settings.

Shannon C RamsdenAlba PergjikaAron C JanssenSukhraj MudaharAndrea FawcettJohn T WalkupJennifer A Hoffmann

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2022)

Existing data on droperidol for management of acute agitation in children suggest that droperidol is both effective and safe for acute, severe agitation in children. Data are limited by study designs that may introduce bias.

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