Tweet by John Devlin, PharmD,clonidine for agitated delirium.

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John Devlin, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCP, MCCM
⁦‪@devlinpharmd‬⁩
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For ICU pts with agitated delirium, should clonidine or antipsychotics be used? In this ⁦‪@JCriticalCare‬⁩ paper ⁦‪@wutpharmd‬⁩ ⁦‪@louisahsmith‬⁩ + I found clonidine (vs APs) is associated with a 83% greater daily likelihood of delirium resolution. RCTs are needed! bit.ly/3uq4kAl
11/16/23, 4:35 PM

Joseph Thornton

Tweet by Altaf Saadi MD MSc on Twitter. Violence by police in hospitals

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Altaf Saadi MD MSc
⁦‪@AltafSaadiMD‬⁩
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New pub alert: harms of hospital police are not recognized. In ⁦‪@JAMANetworkOpen‬⁩, we reveal such harms like patients killed, shot, injured, sexually assaulted, arrested & hospital workers or “collateral damage” shot, injured, or arrested ⁦‪@victorerikray‬⁩ jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
11/13/23, 2:31 PM

Joseph Thornton

Tweet by Mark Oldham on haldol I C U

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Mark Oldham
⁦‪@MarkOldhamMD‬⁩
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Haloleridol RCT to reduce delirium/coma stopped early for futility, but…

“Our findings & those from Hope-ICU trial appear in line with current clinical experience, indicating that haloperidol might help reduce agitation in ICU patients with delirium.”

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10/31/23, 6:54 PM

Joseph Thornton