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Midazolam with haloperidol versus lorazepam with haloperidol for agitation: Effect on emergency department lengths of stay.
Document Type
Article
Source
Academic Emergency Medicine; Mar2022, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p372-375, 4p
Subject
LENGTH of stay in hospitals
LORAZEPAM
COMBINATION drug therapy
HOSPITAL emergency services
ACQUISITION of data methodology
RESEARCH methodology
AGITATION (Psychology)
RETROSPECTIVE studies
HALOPERIDOL
TREATMENT effectiveness
COMPARATIVE studies
MEDICAL records
MIDAZOLAM
ELECTRONIC health records
ACUTE diseases
Language
ISSN
10696563
Abstract
The article discusses the effect on emergency department lengths of stay that Midazolam with haloperidol versus lorazepam with haloperidol for agitation. Topics include nonpharmacologic interventions such as verbal deescalation and patient engagement are first-line interventions for acute agitation, parenteral medications are often required to ensure safety and facilitate patient care; and Pharmacologic agents for agitation have been shown to increase ED length of stay (LOS).