Dexmedetomidine infusion as adjunctive therapy to benzodiazepines for acute alcohol withdrawal

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1703-1705

  Darrouj, Jamil ^c   Puri, Nitin ^c   Prince, Erin ^a   Lomonaco, Anthony ^a   Spevetz, Antoinette ^a   Gerber, David R ^a,b  

^a Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal; Delirium tremens; Dexmedetomidine

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; OXAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN; THIAMINE;

ADULT; AGITATION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; BENZODIAZEPINES; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE;

EID: 55949127908     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1K678     Document Type: Article

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