Randomized controlled trial of intramuscular droperidol versus midazolam for violence and acute behavioral disturbance: The DORM study

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 392-401.e1

  Isbister, Geoffrey K ^a,b   Calver, Leonie A ^a   Page, Colin B ^a,c   Stokes, Barrie ^b   Bryant, Jenni L ^a,b   Downes, Michael A ^a,b  

^a CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIAZEPAM; DROPERIDOL; MIDAZOLAM; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AKATHISIA; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE; ACUTE DISEASE; ADDICTION; AGGRESSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXERCISE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGGRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DROPERIDOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957134837     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.05.037     Document Type: Article

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