Dexmedetomidine as adjunct treatment for severe alcohol withdrawal in the ICU.

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Published in Ann Intensive Care on May 23, 2012

Authors

Samuel G Rayner1, Craig R Weinert, Helen Peng, Stacy Jepsen, Alain F Broccard, Study Institution

Author Affiliations

1: University of Minnesota Medical School, 1803 E John Street Seattle, Seattle, WA 98112, USA. rayn0011@umn.edu.

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