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Rapid tranquillisation for agitated patients in emergency psychiatric rooms: a randomised trial of midazolam versus haloperidol plus promethazine
OBJECTIVE: To compare two widely used drug treatments for people with aggression or agitation due to mental illness.
DESIGN: Pragmatic, randomised clinical trial.
SETTING: Three psychiatric emergency rooms in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
SUBJECTS: 301 aggressive or agitated people.
INTERVENTIONS: Open treatment with intramuscular midazolam or intramuscular haloperidol plus promethazine.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Patients tranquil or sedated at 20 minutes. Secondary outcomes: patients tranquil or asleep by 40, 60, and 120 minutes; restrained or given extra drugs within 2 hours; severe adverse events; another episode of agitation or aggression; needing extra visits from doctor during first 24 hours; overall antipsychotic load in first 24 hours; and not discharged by two weeks
CONSIDERAÇÕES SOBRE O USO DOS TERMOS: PROBLEMA, PROBLEMA DO PACIENTE E PROBLEMA DE ENFERMAGEM
Buscou-se verificar a utilização dos termos problemas do paciente e problemas de enfermagem tanto na literatura como entre profissionais de enfermagem. Os achados revelaram terem os termos conceitos distintos porém não uniformes. As divergências maiores centralizam-se no conceito de Problema de Enfermagem. Sugere-se padronização dos mesmos para melhor comunicação entre os profissionais