Does low-dose droperidol increase the risk of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia or death in the surgical patient?

Background: The Food and Drug Administration issued a black box warning regarding the use of droperidol and the potential for torsade de pointes.

Methods: The primary objective of this retrospective study was to determine if low-dose (0.625 mg) droperidol administration was associated with episodes of torsade de pointes in the general surgical population during the 3-yr period following the reinstitution of droperidol to our institutional formulary.