Patterns of Opiate, Benzodiazepine, and Antipsychotic Drug Dosing in Older Patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
Margaret A. Pisani,
Kyle Bramley,
Michael T. Vest,
Kathleen M. Akgün,
Katy Araujo,
Terrence E. Murphy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1937-710X
pISSN - 1062-3264
DOI - 10.4037/ajcc2013835
Subject(s) - medicine , lorazepam , evening , haloperidol , intensive care unit , dosing , delirium , fentanyl , anesthesia , antipsychotic , intensive care , benzodiazepine , emergency medicine , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , intensive care medicine , physics , receptor , astronomy , dopamine
Anecdotal observation suggests that older patients in medical intensive care units receive higher doses of psychoactive medications during evening shifts than day and night shifts.
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