ETOH Withdrawal
Date Last Search Run: Feb 01, 2022
Table last updated: Feb 23, 2022
Data last added: Jan 24, 2022
Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION FOR INTERVENTION
STRENGTH OF EVIDENCE FOR INTERVENTION
SUPPORTIVE (Green)
NEUTRAL (Yellow)
AGAINST (Red)
NOT YET GRADED (White)
1 (strong evidence exists)
2 (fair evidence exists)
Benzodiazepines
3 (weak evidence exists)
Interventions
Benzodiazepines
Level
Direction
Primary Outcome
Patient/Process
Setting
Reference
II
Supportive (Green)
Control of agitation from acute alcohol withdrawal.
Patient
ED-MD
Levine AR, Thanikonda V, Mueller J, Naut ER. Front-loaded diazepam versus lorazepam for treatment of alcohol withdrawal agitated delirium. Am J Emerg 2021; 44:415–8.
Medline
X
Not Yet Graded (White)
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Lebin JA, Mudan A, Murphy CE 4th, Wang RC, Smollin CG. Return Encounters in Emergency Department Patients Treated with Phenobarbital Versus Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal. J Med Toxicol 2022; 18(1):4–10.
Medline
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