A case of alcohol withdrawal requiring 1,600 mg of lorazepam in 24 hours.
Alcohol withdrawal continues to present significant morbidity and mortality in hospitalized medical/surgical patients. The authors present a case of a patient with delirium tremens requiring up to 1,600 mg/day of lorazepam and discuss alternative treatments for alcohol withdrawal.
Kahn
Debra R
DR
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. debra.kahn@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Barnhorst
Amy V
AV
Bourgeois
James A
JA
D000328:Adult; D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008140:Lorazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D008140:Lorazepam