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. 2024 Dec 18;24:232. doi: 10.1186/s12873-024-01158-9

Table 2.

Droperidol Administration Characteristics

Characteristic (n = 327 administrations)*†

Number of administrations of droperidol per patient

 1

 2

 3

 4

245 (74.9)

67 (20.5)

12 (3.6)

3 (0.9)

Dose of droperidol, mg

 0.625

 1.25

 2.5

 5

 10

40 (12.2)

153 (46.8)

97 (29.6)

35 (10.7)

2 (0.6)

Route of droperidol administration

 Intravenous

 Intramuscular

278 (85)

49 (15)

Cumulative dose per patient before obtaining EKG, mg 2.5 [1.25–2.5]
Total droperidol dose per patient, mg 2.5 [1.25–2.5]

*data expressed as median [IQR], †data expressed as n (%)