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Antipsychotische Delir-Therapie: Immer auf die QTc-Zeit achten!

Antipsychotic pharmacotherapy for delirious syndrome — only temporary, symptom- oriented and considering QTc time (short version)

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Die medikamentöse Behandlung deliranter Syndrome erfolgt überwiegend mit Antipsychotika. Diese können zu einer QTc-Zeit-Verlängerung führen. Praktische Tipps für den Umgang mit dieser Therapie gibt der nachfolgende Beitrag.

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Zu diesem Beitrag ist unter www.springermedizin.de/mmw Zusatzmaterial abrufbar: — Abb. 1: Algorithmus für die Antipsychotikatherapie des Delirs unter Beachtung der QTc-Zeit

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Schwerthöffer, D., Förstl, J. & Fatke, B. Antipsychotische Delir-Therapie: Immer auf die QTc-Zeit achten!. MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin 161, 50–52 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15006-019-1009-3

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