A prospective naturalistic multicenter study on choice of parenteral medication in psychiatric emergency settings in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To provide information about psychiatric emergency situations in Japan, we examined psychiatrists' preference among parenteral medication since intramuscular (IM)-olanzapine became available and clinical characteristics in patients given IM-olanzapine compared to those given other parenteral medication.

Methods

We conducted a naturalistic study proceeding over a 1-year period in 9 psychiatric emergency departments.

Results

Among 197 patients, the distribution of IM-injections (n = 89) was as follows: IM-olanzapine, 66 patients (74.2%), IM-levomepromazine, 17 patients (19.1%), IM-haloperidol, 5 patients (5.6%), and IM-diazepam, 1 patient (1.1%). The distribution of intravenous (IV)-injections (n = 108) was as follows: IV-haloperidol, 78 patients (72.2%), and IV-ben

SUBMITTER: Hatta K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7292292 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature