Efficacy and Safety of Haloperidol in the Prevention and Management of Delirium in Medical Inpatients: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews
The authors conclude that there is limited evidence for haloperidol in preventing or treating delirium. Future studies must not aim to assess the resolution of delirium; instead, they must modify outcome measures, to mainly behavioral and psychiatric symptoms such as agitation, hallucinations, and persecutory delusions in delirium.
Authors
- Vijaykumar Harbishettar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8112-5363)
- Geetha Desai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6903-1054)
- Palanimuthu Thangaraju Sivakumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9802-2520)
- Vijayakumar M Heggeri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7113-6939)
- Kesavan Muralidharan
- Krishna Prasad Muliyala
- Saraswathi Tenagi
- Aparna S Harbishettar
Institutions
- Ballari Medical College and Research Centre (IN)
- Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research (IN)
- Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (IN)
- KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research (IN)
- National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02537176251345129
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00