Hospital Medicine

Emergency Psychiatry

Questions discussed in this category

What is your approach to using ketamine for agitation in the ED setting?

1 Answer available

What do you consider when selecting an antipsychotic medication for acute agitation?

Many institutions have been using droperidol in place of haloperidol due to drug shortages.

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

The American journal of emergency medicine, 2017-07

Ketamine as a first-line treatment for severely agitated emergency department patients.

The Journal of emergency medicine, 2019 Nov 15

Evaluation of Ketamine for Excited Delirium Syndrome in the Adult Emergency Department.

Am J Emerg Med, 2020 Jul

Effectiveness and safety of droperidol in a United States emergency department.

The western journal of emergency medicine, 2012 Feb

The psychopharmacology of agitation: consensus statement of the american association for emergency psychiatry project Beta psychopharmacology workgroup.

Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing), 2023 Jan 16

Updates in the Assessment and Management of Agitation.

The western journal of emergency medicine, 2020 Jul 02

The Incidence of QT Prolongation and Torsades des Pointes in Patients Receiving Droperidol in an Urban Emergency Department.

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