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Iatrogenic delirium on symptom-triggered alcohol withdrawal protocol

Mental Illness, 2020
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate delirium as a possible consequence of the application of symptom-triggered therapy for alcohol withdrawal and to explore alternative treatment modalities. In the management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome, symptom-triggered therapy directs nursing staff to regularly assess patients using standardized ...
Park, Andrew Chunkil, Goodrich, Leigh, Hedayati, Bobak, Albert, Ralph, Dornhofer, Kyle, Knox, Erin Danielle   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Study of socio-economic, biochemical and clinical predictors of alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens in patients of alcohol dependence in Indian population

Annals of Indian Psychiatry
Background: Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is associated with morbidity and mortality. Assessment of factors affecting AWS will help in early diagnosis and initiation of appropriate treatment, hence improving the prognosis.
Parth Nagda, Devavrat Harshe, Ankit Halder, Navna Panchami Ravindran   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing a Typology of Korean Women Leaders' Resistance to Their Token Status in the Workplace

Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite remarkable economic development in South Korea (Korea), there are only a few women leaders, and they face challenges in the gendered workplace where organizational constraints and traditional values coexist. In a reanalysis of narratives of Korean women leaders (KWLs), using an ideal‐type analysis as a novel qualitative research method,
Yonjoo Cho, Jiwon Park, Sumi Lee, Jieun You, Sokyum Yoon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of Phenobarbital in Delirium Tremens

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2017
The standard of care for alcohol withdrawal centers on the use of escalating doses of benzodiazepines until clinical improvement is achieved. However, there is no established standard in the care of patients with severe alcohol withdrawal and delirium ...
Jeffrey Fujimoto BS, Jerry J. Lou BS, Antonio M. Pessegueiro MD   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Alcoholic delirium tremens with hollow viscus perforation scheduled for emergency laparotomy

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2012
Alcohol is a drug consumed at some time in life by up to 80% of the population according to western statistics. Wide differences in socioeconomic status in India contribute to various degrees and severity of alcoholism and its associated complications ...
Anand T Talikoti, B S Sindhu, S P Kavyashree, K S Kishore Kumar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Moral Economies of Debt Forgiveness and Enforcement in Postcrisis Iceland

Economic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Who deserves financial relief in times of crisis, and on what grounds? The 2008 collapse of Iceland's banking system prompted state intervention to mitigate household indebtedness, including forbearance, pension withdrawals, repayment adjustments, and debt reductions.
Timothy Heffernan
wiley   +1 more source

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome with haloperidol in a patient with alcohol withdrawal delirium

Telangana Journal of Psychiatry
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a serious side effect of antipsychotic drugs. Alcohol withdrawal delirium and NMS can present with similar symptoms and hence can create confusion.
Ajit Naik, Pratik Awake
doaj   +1 more source

‘Emptiness filled with love’: A reflexive thematic analysis of chemsex trajectories among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Almaty, Kazakhstan, using a life course framework

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims The intentional use of psychoactive substances to enhance sexual experiences, known as chemsex, is associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission, psychological distress and social isolation among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM).
Nikolay Lunchenkov, Nadezhda Cherchenko, Elena German, Susanna Rinne‐Wolf   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A rare case of complicated opioid withdrawal in delirium without convulsions

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2017
Opioids are one of the commonly abused substances in India. Opioid withdrawal symptoms classically include severe muscle cramps, bone aches, autonomic symptoms, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, and temperature dysregulation.
B Neeraj Raj, N Manamohan, Divya Hegde, Chandrashekar B Huded, Johnson Pradeep   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prediction of the Development of Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium [PDF]

, 2004
Objectives : Alcohol withdrawal delirium is a serious clinical condition with high mortality rate if not treated. This study was to examine whether readily available clinical variables can predict the development of alcohol withdrawal delirium. Methods :
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