Load and go: Assessing safety outcomes of patients discharged from the emergency department after receiving phenobarbital for alcohol withdrawal

Load and go: Assessing safety outcomes of patients discharged from the emergency department after receiving phenobarbital for alcohol withdrawal

Abstract Objectives Phenobarbital (PB) is a long‐acting GABA A‐agonist with favorable pharmacokinetics (long half‐life and duration of effect) that allows effective treatment of alcohol withdrawal (AW) after administration of a single loading dose. Current evidence suggests that in the setting of AW...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Natalie E. Ebeling‐Koning, David Goodman, Alexandra M. Amaducci, Erin S. Smith, Ryan M. Surmaitis, Kenneth D. Katz, Andrew L. Koons, Derek J. Fikse, Matthew Ferdock, Marna Rayl Greenberg, Matthew D. Cook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Subjects:
phenobarbital
substance withdrawal
treatment outcome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13178
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13178

Similar Items