Objective: To review adjunctive treatment options for severe alcohol withdrawal. Data
Sources: The search strategy included a search of Ovid MEDLINE using keywords alcohol …

Objective: Approximately 50% of patients with alcohol dependence experience alcohol
withdrawal. Severe alcohol withdrawal is characterized by seizures and/or delirium tremens …

Background In severe alcohol withdrawal (AW), benzodiazepines may be inadequate to
control symptoms. In many situations, benzodiazepine dosing escalates despite no …

Objective: To evaluate literature reporting on the role of norepinephrine in alcohol
withdrawal and to determine the safety and efficacy of α2-agonists in reducing symptoms of …

Objective: To review the literature describing the use of adjunctive phenobarbital in the
treatment of severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS). Data Sources: PubMed and …

Objective: The purpose of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of
dexmedetomidine as adjunctive therapy to the standard of care (benzodiazepines) …

Alcohol abuse and alcohol withdrawal syndrome are major problems in the United States.
This retrospective chart review assessed efficacy and safety of propofol plus …

Background Alcohol withdrawal accounts for a significant amount of hospital admissions
and can quickly progress to the development of delirium tremens (DTs), seizures, and death …

Objective.—To provide an evidence-based practice guideline on the pharmacological
management of alcohol withdrawal. Data Soureces.—English-language articles published …

Background There are varying dosing strategies for the administration of benzodiazepines
in the setting of alcohol withdrawal. In October 2014, a symptom-based alcohol withdrawal …