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Duration of intubation, in hours, for intubated patients experiencing delirium, agitation in ICU after random assignment to receive dexmedetomidine or haloperidol. An open-label study https://t.co/HIahMiRmdS
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@cadoganhealthc1 @laxswamy @ETSshow @timothygirard There are small studies showing reduction in agitation associated with extubation, but for that specific purpose I do feel Dex works better! Check this study: https://t.co/nRzXwbnbTX
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RT @timothygirard: "Intravenous haloperidol has traditionally been used for the management of delirious patients with profound agitation."…
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"Intravenous haloperidol has traditionally been used for the management of delirious patients with profound agitation." Not unreasonable, but one (small) RCT compared haloperidol with dexmedetomidine for agitation and found the latter was better. https://t