Intravenous ethanol for the treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in critically ill patients

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1578-1585

  Hodges, Brian ^a   Mazur, Joseph E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome; Benzodiazepines; CIWA Ar; Delirium tremens; Intravenous ethanol; Serum ethanol concentrations

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOMETHIAZOLE; CLONIDINE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; PARALDEHYDE; PROMAZINE;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; CRITICAL CARE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7044229441     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.24.16.1578.50945     Document Type: Short Survey

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