Using dexmedetomidine as adjunctive therapy for patients with severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome: Another piece of the puzzle

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1298-1299

  Savel, Richard H ^a   Kupfer, Yizhak ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adjunctive therapy; alcohol withdrawal; delirium tremens; dexmedetomidine; substance abuse

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; LORAZEPAM; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL;

AGITATION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EDITORIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; ETHANOL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LORAZEPAM; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84899489081     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000173     Document Type: Editorial

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