Evidence for Pharmacological Management in Delirium

Abstract

There is limited evidence about the usefulness of antipsychotics and choline esterase inhibitors in delirium. There are very few placebo controlled trials. There is a need to conduct well designed trials to evaluate the efficacy of antipsychotics and choline esterase inhibitors in delirium.

delirium - electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - drug interaction

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