Effects of a screening and treatment protocol with haloperidol on post-cardiotomy delirium: a prospective cohort study

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Source: Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Source URL: http://icvts.oxfordjournals.org/content/18/4/438.abstract

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Author(s): Sofie Schrøder Pedersen, Thomas Kirkegaard, Martin Balslev Jørgensen, and Vibeke Lind Jørgensen

The authors analysed the influence of Haloperidol on post-cardiotomy delirium. The study on over 200 patients revealed that Haloperidol is not effective for reducing the duration of delirium.

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