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Benzodiazepine misadventure in acute alcohol withdrawal: the transition from delirium tremens to ICU delirium

Journal of Anesthesia, 2012
To the Editor: In the May issue of the Journal of Anesthesia, Demuro et al. [1] describe a case series of patients receiving dexmedetomidine for alcohol withdrawal. The authors highlight that benzodiazepines may be associated with hemodynamic instability and respiratory depression.
Michael T, Johnson, Travis T, Yamanaka, Dustin R, Fraidenburg, Sean P, Kane   +3 more
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[Can alcoholic withdrawal delirium be prevented?].

Anaesthesiologie und Reanimation, 2003
In alcohol-dependent in-patients, an adequate drug prophylaxis should be made in order to lower the degree of a developing alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) or to prevent a life-threatening delirium tremens. Pre-condition of successful therapy is a precise diagnosis.
M, Hensel, W J, Kox
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[Pathobiochemistry and pharmacotherapy of alcohol withdrawal delirium].

Der Nervenarzt, 1992
The spectrum and time course of different symptoms during alcohol withdrawal may be caused by the involvement of various neurotransmitter systems that are differentially vulnerable to the effects of ethanol. Withdrawal symptomatology results from increased activity of excitatory mechanisms (NMDA-receptor, catecholamines among others) and from reduced ...
H, Rommelspacher, L G, Schmidt, H, Helmchen   +2 more
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Delirium, Dementia, Alcohol Intoxication, and Withdrawal Syndromes

2007
A 72-year-old man with a long-standing diagnosis of schizophrenia living in a board and care home was brought to the hospital by the police because of altered mental state and agitation. The patient was combative both in the ambulance and in the emergency department (ED). He was prescribed lorazepam 1 mg IM in the ED, but the agitation did not subside.
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[Alcohol withdrawal delirium: What's new for an old disease?]

La Revue de medecine interne, 2021
The management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a frequent work in both community medicine and hospital wards. One of the most severe complications of alcohol withdrawal is Delirium Tremens (DT). The purpose of this development is to update knowledge on this complication in terms of diagnosis, evaluation and therapeutic approaches.
N, Thiercelin, A, Plat, A, Garin, J, Azuar   +3 more
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[Alcohol withdrawal syndrome and delirium tremens. Their treatment].

La Revue du praticien, 1994
The clinical picture of alcohol withdrawal syndrome lies somewhere on a continuum that ranges from slight morning tremor to genuine delirium tremens. The diagnosis, usually easy, may be beset with several traps: alcoholism may be unrecognized, or a diagnosis other than withdrawal syndrome may be wrongly made, or again a complication may be either ...
H J, Aubin, D, Barrucand, P, Auzépy
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Pattern and risk factors of alcohol withdrawal delirium.

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet, 2011
To determine the incidence, prescribing risk factors of alcohol withdrawal delirium (AWD), and factors complicating AWD, in alcohol dependent patients hospitalized for alcohol detoxification.Patients attending the detoxification program at Chiang Mai University Hospital and the Northern drug dependence treatment center between May and September 2005 ...
Natapon, Burapakajornpong, Benchalak, Maneeton, Manit, Srisurapanont   +2 more
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Alcohol Withdrawal and Delirium Tremens

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 2004
Marie Smith-Alnimer, Marva F. Watford
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[Therapy of alcohol withdrawal delirium with a new hypnotic].

Fortschritte der Medizin, 1982
The treatment of alcohol withdrawal symptoms which suddenly appear after an operation, is discussed. Therapy with etomidate as long term sedation is described. 500 mg of etomidate (125 mg circumflex or equal to 1 ml) soluted in 50 ml physiological saline was given by perfusor (0.6 - 0.8 mg/kg b.w./h). Therapy-time lasted from 48 - 56 hours.
B, Schockenhoff, P, Hoffmann, A, Franz
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American Cancer Society nutrition and physical activity guideline for cancer survivors

Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2022
Cheryl L Rock, Cynthia A Thomson, Marian L Neuhouser   +2 more
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