An intensivist on a learning frenzy. Caring for the critically ill using evidence-based medicine.
Haldol is an antipsychotic that we frequently use in the ICU for delirium.But the truth is that the data behind using it is not as robust as we would like.Earlier today, there was a paper published in the NEJM that attempted to find its effects on delirium.Hat tip to the authors. Read these data for …
Continue reading Haldol (Haloperidol) in the ICU: One-Minute Journal Club
Unfortunately, delirium in ICU and critically ill patients is a quite common problem that we are having trouble making progress on controlling. It is quite frustrating when I am caring for a patient who has recovered from their main life-threatening insult to be left encephalopathic and the family constantly asking "what's wrong". The most common …
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