Clonidine as Adjuvant Therapy for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Intensive Care Unit. Case Report;Clonidina como Droga Adjuvante no Tratamento da Síndrome de Abstinência Alcoólica em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva. Relato de Caso

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 802-807

  Gobbo Braz, Leandro ^a   Camacho Navarro, Lais Helena ^a   Cerqueira Braz, José Reinaldo ^a   Da Silva, Ubirajara Teixeira ^a   Yamaguti, Fábio Akio ^a   Cristovan, José Carlos ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diseases: alcohol withdrawal syndrome

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; COCAINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FENTANYL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGITATION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CASE REPORT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE RESECTION; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; RESTLESSNESS; SEDATION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0344443265     PISSN: 00347094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-70942003000600011     Document Type: Article

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