Dexmedetomidine as adjunctive therapy for delirium tremens

This case report describes a patient with severe alcohol withdrawal complicated by a potentially difficult airway management that was treated by adjunctive dexmedetomidine infusion. Benzodiazepines are the mainstay of conventional therapy, but they may not be optimal choices in some complicated situ...

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Main Authors: Senasu Jeffrey E., Alexander Bozana, Akintorin Abayomi E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Society of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, University of Banja Luka. Faculty of Medicine 2012-01-01
Series:Scripta Medica
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2490-3329/2012/2490-33291202113S.pdf