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Monday 28 January 2013

Haloperidol prophylaxis in critically ill patients with a high risk of delirium

Haloperidol prophylaxis in critically ill patients with a high risk of delirium.  Critical care, 2013, 17: R9.

van den Boogaard, M., et al.

http://ccforum.com/content/17/1/R9/abstract

Delirium is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We implemented a delirium prevention policy in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with a high risk to develop delirium, and evaluated if our policy resulted in quality improvement of relevant delirium outcome measures.

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