Experience with an adult alcohol withdrawal syndrome practice guideline in internal medicine patients

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1073-1083

  Stanley, Karen M ^a   Worrall, Cathy L ^a   Lunsford, Shayna L ^a   Simpson, Kit N ^a   Miller, Justin G ^b   Spencer, Anne P ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome; Benzodiazepines; Clonidine; Haloperidol; Practice guideline

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLONIDINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLONIDINE; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LENGTH OF STAY; LORAZEPAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23244453877     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.2005.25.8.1073     Document Type: Article

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