HALOPERIDOL vs COMBINATIONS: c. HALOPERIDOL + PROMETHAZINE: Repeated need for tranquillisation ‐ not reported
- Population
- psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation
- Intervention
- HALOPERIDOL
- Comparison
- COMBINATIONS: c. HALOPERIDOL + PROMETHAZINE
- Outcome
- Repeated need for tranquillisation ‐ not reported
It is very uncertain whether HALOPERIDOL changes repeated need for tranquillisation compared with COMBINATIONS: d. HALOPERIDOL + PROMETHAZINE (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
HALOPERIDOL vs COMBINATIONS: d. HALOPERIDOL + PROMETHAZINE Repeated need for tranquillisation · psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation It is very uncertain whether HALOPERIDOL changes repeated need for tranquillisation compared with COMBINATIONS: d. HALOPERIDOL + PROMETHAZINE (very low certainty). Haloperidol for psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation (rapid tranquillisation) (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.78 [0.43, 1.41] | 2 studies · 376 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haloperidol for psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation (rapid tranquillisation) 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.