A Comparison of Monotherapy and Combination Therapy With Antipsychotic Medications for Intensive Care Unit Delirium: A Retrospective Cohort Study
In patients with ICU delirium, there was no difference in duration of delirium among patients receiving monotherapy compared with combination therapy with antipsychotics, though they may be sicker and have a higher mortality. Patients commonly remain on antipsychotics at hospital discharge, the implications of which warrant further study.
Authors
- Anh Do Nguyen
- Timothy Allison-Aipa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8169-7804)
- Paul Albini
- Justin Chang
Institutions
- Riverside University Health System - Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Pharmacotherapy
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10600280251322199
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00