Potential complications of combining intramuscular olanzapine with benzodiazepines in emergency department patients

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 889-896

  Wilson, Michael P ^a   MacDonald, Kai ^a   Vilke, Gary M ^a   Feifel, David ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

benzodiazepine; olanzapine; psychiatric emergencies

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; OLANZAPINE;

ADULT; AGITATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MONOTHERAPY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VITAL SIGN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOXIA; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869087917     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.04.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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