Chlordiazepoxide dosage for alcohol withdrawal
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An audit of symptom triggered chlordiazepoxide treatment of alcohol withdrawal on a medical admissions unit.
Patients suffering from alcohol withdrawal were found on initial audit to be discharged before the resolution of their symptoms. A regimen using symptom triggered chlordiazepoxide was introduced and found, on re-audit and anecdotally, to be an improvement. The duration of symptoms was reduced significantly, the length of stay was reduced (although not statistically significant because of limite...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatric Bulletin
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0955-6036,1472-1473
DOI: 10.1192/pb.24.9.354-a