SGEM#218: Excited Delirium Syndrome

Studi estratti dal podcast di Dr. Ken Milne

• 2018Excited Delirium: A Systematic ReviewEmergency & ResuscitationIn66 articles on patients with excited delirium syndrome, aGRADE-appraised systematic reviewfoundpoor overall evidence and an estimated mortality of 8.3%-16.5%
• 1997Fatal Excited Delirium Following Cocaine UsePsychiatry & BehaviouralAmong183 cocaine-related deaths in Dade County,58 excited delirium deathswere compared with125 accidental overdose deathsfordemographic risk factors
• 1849Bell's maniaPsychiatry & BehaviouralIn 40 asylum patients with acute delirious mania, Bell's case series found at least three-quarters died, unlike delirium tremens, meningitis or typhoid.