Dexmedetomidine in addition to benzodiazepine-based sedation in patients with alcohol withdrawal delirium

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 425-427

  Tolonen, Jukka ^a   Rossinen, Juhani ^b   Alho, Hannu ^c   Harjola, Veli Pekka ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Central Hospital of Middle Finland   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

alcohol withdrawal delirium; critical care; dexmedetomidine

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE STUDY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORTALITY; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; BENZODIAZEPINES; COHORT STUDIES; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CRITICAL CARE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887402644     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32835c53b3     Document Type: Article

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