TREC-Rio trial: A randomised controlled trial for rapid tranquillisation for agitated patients in emergency psychiatric rooms [ISRCTN44153243]

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages

  Huf, Gisele ^a   Coutinho, Evandro S F ^a   Adams, Clive E ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOBARBITAL; BENZATROPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLORAZEPATE; CLOTIAPINE; CYAMEMAZINE; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DROPERIDOL; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; LOXAPINE; MEPROBAMATE; MIDAZOLAM; NITRAZEPAM; PROMETHAZINE; SULTOPRIDE; TRANQUILIZER; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL ACETATE;

AKATHISIA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIZZINESS; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSTONIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; MORBIDITY; NAUSEA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESTLESSNESS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0141766461     PISSN: 1471244X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-2-11     Document Type: Article

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