Valproic Acid for the Management of Agitation and Delirium in the Intensive Care Setting: A Retrospective Analysis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2020.02.007
Abstract: PURPOSE Valproic acid has been proposed as an alternative agent for treatment of agitation and delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU). Clinical data to support the use of valproic acid for this indication are… read more here.
Keywords: management agitation; analysis; agitation delirium; valproic acid ... See more keywords
Cooperative sedation: An option for the management of agitation in moderate traumatic brain injury.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2016.02.011
Abstract: El traumatismo craneoencefálico moderado (TCEM), representa el 20% de los traumatismos craneales. Incluye a pacientes entre 9-13 puntos en la escala de coma de Glasgow. Su mortalidad es del 15%, quedando con secuelas cerca del… read more here.
Keywords: management agitation; del; option management; sedation option ... See more keywords
Initial assessment and management of agitation and aggression in the paediatric setting
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DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2019.09.005
Abstract: Abstract Assessing and managing acute behavioural disturbance in the acute setting is challenging for paediatricians at all stages of their careers. In this article we use a case example of an acutely agitated teenager in… read more here.
Keywords: management agitation; aggression paediatric; initial assessment; management ... See more keywords
Hospital nurses' management of agitation in older cognitively impaired patients: do they recognise pain-related agitation?
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DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afac140
Abstract: BACKGROUND cognitively impaired hospital patients often experience agitation and aggression due to pain. Agitation complicates care, increasing the risk of adverse outcomes and patient-to-nurse violence. Managing agitation is challenging for nurses. Literature suggests they may… read more here.
Keywords: agitation; hospital nurses; cognitively impaired; management agitation ... See more keywords