Management of Delirium Tremens
- 1 May 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
- Vol. 20 (3), 164-173
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0885066605275353
Abstract
Delirium tremens is recognized as a potentially fatal and debilitating complication of ethanol withdrawal. Research thus far has primarily focused on the prevention of delirium tremens.Keywords
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