Literature DB >> 19773714

A case of alcohol withdrawal requiring 1,600 mg of lorazepam in 24 hours.

Debra R Kahn1, Amy V Barnhorst, James A Bourgeois.   

Abstract

Alcohol withdrawal continues to present significant morbidity and mortality in hospitalized medical/surgical patients. The authors present a case of a patient with delirium tremens requiring up to 1,600 mg/day of lorazepam and discuss alternative treatments for alcohol withdrawal.

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Year:  2009        PMID： 19773714     DOI： 10.1017/s1092852900023038

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  CNS Spectr        ISSN： 1092-8529            Impact factor:   3.790


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