A prospective study of high dose sedation for rapid tranquilisation of acute behavioural disturbance in an acute mental health unit

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Calver, Leonie ^a,b   Drinkwater, Vincent ^c   Isbister, Geoffrey K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Department of Clinical Toxicology and Pharmacology ^*  (Australia)

^c Hunter New England Mental Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute psychiatric unit; Antipsychotic; Benzodiazepine; Droperidol; Sedation; Violence

Indexed keywords

DROPERIDOL; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM;

ACUTE BEHAVIOURAL DISTURBANCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL PATIENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN DESATURATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; DROPERIDOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884195349     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-225     Document Type: Article

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