Benzodiazepine misadventure in acute alcohol withdrawal: The transition from delirium tremens to ICU delirium

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 135-136

  Johnson, Michael T ^a   Yamanaka, Travis T ^a   Fraidenburg, Dustin R ^a   Kane, Sean P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal; Benzodiazepines; Dexmedetomidine; ICU delirium

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; CASE REPORT; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE PSYCHOSIS; LETTER;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE;

EID: 84874107899     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-012-1458-7     Document Type: Letter

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