Pharmacological management of delirium in hospitalized adults - A systematic evidence review

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 848-853

  Campbell, Noll ^a   Boustani, Malaz A ^b,c,d   Ayub, Amir ^b,c   Fox, George C ^e   Munger, Stephanie L ^b,c   Ott, Carol ^f   Guzman, Oscar ^a   Farber, Mark ^d   Ademuyiwa, Adetayo ^g   Singh, Ranjeet ^g  

^a WISHARD HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR AGING RESEARCH   (United States)

^c REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^f PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; CITICOLINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIAZEPAM; DONEPEZIL; FLUNITRAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; NITROUS OXIDE; OLANZAPINE; OXYGEN; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG SAFETY; ECG ABNORMALITY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADULT;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DELIRIUM; HALOPERIDOL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES;

EID: 67649419002     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-0996-7     Document Type: Review

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