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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2016 Nov;42(11):1818-1819.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-016-4512-3. Epub 2016 Sep 16.

The use of low-dose IV haloperidol is not associated with QTc prolongation: post hoc analysis of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Matthew S Duprey  1 , Nada Al-Qadheeb  2 , Russel Roberts  3 , Yoanna Skrobik  4 , Greg Schumaker  5 , John W Devlin  6   7
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Randomized Controlled Trial

The use of low-dose IV haloperidol is not associated with QTc prolongation: post hoc analysis of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Matthew S Duprey et al. Intensive Care Med. 2016 Nov.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Fig. 1
The average rate of change of the QTc interval as a function of time over the course of the study period was similar between the haloperidol (filled triangles) and placebo (open boxes) groups (p = 0.70). *Number of patients receiving study medication on each study day.
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