Agents Intervening Against Delirium in Intensive Care Unit
Published on BioPortfolio: 2018-01-16T09:55:10-0500
Clinical Trials
Haloperidol vs Olanzapine for the Management of ICU Delirium
The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to determine whether haloperidol is superior to olanzapine for the treatment of ICU acquired delirium. The hypothesis is that haloperidol ...
The purpose of this study is to determine whether quetiapine, and haloperidol are effective and safe in the treatment psychiatric symptoms in patients with delirium.
PROfylactic Haloperidol in Patients Defined as High Risk for DElirium With Delirium Risk mOdel
The hospital pharmacy at the Zuyderland Medical Centre developed the DElirium MOdel (DEMO) to predict which patients are at risk of developing a delirium in patients aged 60 or older. With...
Haloperidol Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery for Patients at Risk for Delirium
Will the use of prophylactic Haloperidol for patients undergoing open heart surgery reduce the incidence, duration, and severity of post cardiotomy delirium?
The purpose of the study is to determine whether dexmedetomidine is a more effective medication than haloperidol in the treatment of agitation and delirium in patients receiving mechanical...
PubMed Articles
Results of studies on use of prophylactic haloperidol in critically ill adults are inconclusive, especially in patients at high risk of delirium.
Effects of Haloperidol on Delirium in Adult Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate whether or not the use of haloperidol could reduce the incidence of delirium in adult patients.
Haloperidol for delirium prevention: uncertainty remains.
Haloperidol is an antipsychotic agent and acts as dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) antagonist, as a prototypical ligand of sigma1 receptors (Sig1R) and it increases expression of type 1 IP3 receptors (IP3R1...
Methylene blue assisted submucosal dissection in transanal surgery - video vignette.
Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) is a safe and effective method for the local excision of benign neoplasms of the mid and distal rectum [1]. Submucosal injection of normal saline may impro...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Emergence Delirium
A form of DELIRIUM which occurs after GENERAL ANESTHESIA.
Kveim Test
Intradermal injection of a heated (pasteurized) saline suspension of sarcoid tissue obtained from a sarcoid spleen or lymph node. In patients with active sarcoidosis a dusky red nodule develops slowly over the next few weeks at the injection site. Histologic examination, an essential part of the complete test, reveals sarcoid tissue.
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
Cognitive disorders including delirium, dementia, and other cognitive disorders. These may be the result of substance use, trauma, or other causes.
Haloarcula
A genus of HALOBACTERIACEAE distinguished from other genera in the family by the presence of specific derivatives of TGD-2 polar lipids. Haloarcula are found in neutral saline environments such as salt lakes, marine salterns, and saline soils.
Halomonadaceae
A family of gram-negative, moderately halophilic bacteria in the order Oceanospirillales. Members of the family have been isolated from temperate and Antarctic saline lakes, solar salt facilities, saline soils, and marine environments.
