Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Commonly used drug does not reduce delirium in critically ill patients

== Commonly used drug does not reduce delirium in critically ill patients ==
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedicalNewsAroundTheWorld/~3/Se4TPiLg5xo/265064.php
(from Medical News Around The World)

Haloperidol, an antipsychotic drug used in many hospitals to treat delirium in critically ill patients, is no more effective than placebo in reducing the number of days that critically ill patients spend either delirious or in a coma, according to new research published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine...

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