Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: Phenobarbital vs CIWA-Ar Protocol.

CONCLUSION: A phenobarbital protocol for the treatment of alcohol withdrawal is an effective alternative to the standard-of-care protocol of symptom-triggered benzodiazepine therapy. PMID: 30385536 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30385536?dopt=Abstract

Source: American Journal of Critical Care - November 1, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Tidwell WP, Thomas TL, Pouliot JD, Canonico AE, Webber AJ Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: research