The prevalence, treatment and outcomes of agitation among patients with brain injury admitted to acute care units

Brain Injury

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1155-1162

  McNett, Molly ^a   Sarver, Wendy ^a   Wilczewski, Patricia ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agitation; Intervention; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RESTLESSNESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863693322     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2012.667587     Document Type: Article

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