A strategy of escalating doses of benzodiazepines and phenobarbital administration reduces the need for mechanical ventilation in delirium tremens.

• Authors: Awori Hayanga, Eric Weiss
• Journal: Critical care medicine (Crit Care Med) Vol. 35 Issue 7 Pg. 1809-10; author reply 1811-2 (Jul 2007) ISSN: 0090-3493 [Print] United States
• PMID: 17581393 (Publication Type: Comment, Letter)

Chemical References

• Hypnotics and Sedatives
• Benzodiazepines
• Phenobarbital

Topics

• Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium (drug therapy)
• Benzodiazepines (administration & dosage)
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Humans
• Hypnotics and Sedatives (administration & dosage)
• Phenobarbital (administration & dosage)
• Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated (prevention & control)
• Practice Guidelines as Topic