Phenobarbital versus benzodiazepines in alcohol withdrawal syndrome

• Main Authors: Deanna Malone (Author), Blair N. Costin (Author), Dawn MacElroy (Author), Mashael Al‐Hegelan (Author), Julie Thompson (Author), Yuriy Bronshteyn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Aim Phenobarbital, a long‐acting barbiturate, presents an alternative to conventional benzodiazepine treatment for alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS). Currently, existing research offers only modest guidance on the safety and effectiveness of phenobarbital in managing AWS in hospital setting...