Dexmedetomidine for the treatment of hyperactive delirium refractory to haloperidol in non-intubated patients

Affiliations

¹ Divsion of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
² Divsion of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA; Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.

Comment

Ryan O Parker et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Jul.

. 2016 Jul;8(7):E596-8.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.05.47.

¹ Divsion of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
² Divsion of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA; Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Dexmedetomidine, agitated delirium, and "off-label" drugs.
Carrasco G, Baeza N, Cabré L. Carrasco G, et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Oct;8(10):E1432-E1434. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.10.02. J Thorac Dis. 2016. PMID: 27867651 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Dexmedetomidine for the Treatment of Hyperactive Delirium Refractory to Haloperidol in Nonintubated ICU Patients: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.
Carrasco G, Baeza N, Cabré L, Portillo E, Gimeno G, Manzanedo D, Calizaya M. Carrasco G, et al. Crit Care Med. 2016 Jul;44(7):1295-306. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001622. Crit Care Med. 2016. PMID: 26925523 Clinical Trial.

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