Undifferentiated Agitation in the ED: A new RCT
When I was preparing an M+M last fall, I came across this notable study called Management of Acute Undifferentiated Agitation in the ED: A Randomized Double-Blind Trial of Droperidol, Ziprasidone, and Midazolam . It’s by Martel et al (including Michelle Biros, who’s editor of Academic Emergency Medicine), and appeared in Academic Emergency Medicine in December 2005 (Vol 12, No 12, pp1167 – coincidentally, right after Dr. Richardson’s EMPATH study).
It’s a good study that we might otherwise overlook, because it came out on the eve of the ACEP guidelines for agitation management and thus, wasn’t included in that extensive lit review.
