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Table 3 Treatments administered during PDSS events in routine clinical practice

From: Olanzapine long-acting injection: a review of first experiences of post-injection delirium/sedation syndrome in routine clinical practice

Treatment

Percentage of cases a

No treatment

19 (47/243)

Medication

31 (75/243)

Potentially sedative drug

19 (45/243)

Intravenous fluids

25 (60/243)

Monitoring

21 (51/243)

Oxygen

5 (13/243)

Physical restraint

4 (9/243)

Admission to intensive care unit

18 (44/243)

Ventilation/intubation

5 (13/243)

  1. The table shows the treatment requirements for PDSS in the 243 cases where treatment data were available from two post-marketing safety studies and spontaneous reports.
  2. aSome cases involved more than one type of treatment, and are therefore included more than once in the table.
  3. PDSS = post-injection delirium/sedation syndrome.