Use of propofol infusion in alcohol withdrawal-induced refractory delirium tremens

Danish Medical Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Lorentzen, Kristian ^a   Øberg Lauritsen, Anne ^a   Ole Bendtsen, Asger ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; NORADRENALIN; OPIATE; PHENOBARBITAL; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SUFENTANIL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIRIUM TREMENS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PROPOFOL INFUSION SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RICHMOND AGITATION SEDATION SCALE; SEDATION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; RETREATMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOREPINEPHRINE; PROPOFOL; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84899684833     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22451919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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