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diazepam and Critical Illness

diazepam has been researched along with Critical Illness in 3 studies

Diazepam: A benzodiazepine with anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, sedative, muscle relaxant, and amnesic properties and a long duration of action. Its actions are mediated by enhancement of GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID activity.
diazepam : A 1,4-benzodiazepinone that is 1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one substituted by a chloro group at position 7, a methyl group at position 1 and a phenyl group at position 5.

Critical Illness: A disease or state in which death is possible or imminent.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"The purpose of this report is to describe the use of flumazenil as a diagnostic aid in the differential diagnosis of coma in a patient with an inadvertent overdose of benzodiazepines."7.69Flumazenil as a diagnostic tool in the differential diagnosis of coma in a critically ill patient. ( McLachlan, RS; Sharpe, MD; Sprenger, H, 1994)
"The purpose of this report is to describe the use of flumazenil as a diagnostic aid in the differential diagnosis of coma in a patient with an inadvertent overdose of benzodiazepines."3.69Flumazenil as a diagnostic tool in the differential diagnosis of coma in a critically ill patient. ( McLachlan, RS; Sharpe, MD; Sprenger, H, 1994)
" The most common diazepam dosage was 10 mg every 6 hours, and individual doses ranged from 5 to 30 mg."1.37Diazepam as a component of goal-directed sedation in critically ill trauma patients. ( Birrer, KL; Cheatham, ML; Dasta, JF; Gesin, G; Kane-Gill, SL; Kolnik, LJ, 2011)

Research

Studies (3)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's1 (33.33)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's2 (66.67)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Carter, C1
Viveash, S1
Gesin, G1
Kane-Gill, SL1
Dasta, JF1
Birrer, KL1
Kolnik, LJ1
Cheatham, ML1
Sprenger, H1
Sharpe, MD1
McLachlan, RS1

Other Studies

3 other studies available for diazepam and Critical Illness

ArticleYear
Nursing a critically ill tetanus patient in an intensive care unit in Zambia.
    British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing), 2017, May-11, Volume: 26, Issue:9

    Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Anti-Infective Agents; Anticonvulsants; Back Pain; Critical Care Nursing; Critic

2017
Diazepam as a component of goal-directed sedation in critically ill trauma patients.
    Journal of critical care, 2011, Volume: 26, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; APACHE; Critical Illness; Diazepam; Drug Interactions; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Hum

2011
Flumazenil as a diagnostic tool in the differential diagnosis of coma in a critically ill patient.
    Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie, 1994, Volume: 41, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Bacterial Infections; Coma; Critical Illness; Diagnosis, Differential; Diazepam; Flumazenil; H

1994