Haloperidol and delirium in the ICU: the finger pointing to the moon

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 1346-1348

  Latronico, Nicola ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

DELIRIUM; EDITORIAL; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CRITICAL CARE; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 85049029497     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-018-5276-8     Document Type: Editorial

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