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HALOPERIDOL vs placebo

Symptoms of delirium within 24 hoursa · terminally ill adults with delirium

Summary of findings: haloperidol showed no clear difference in symptoms of delirium within 24 hoursa compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Drug therapy for delirium in terminally ill adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 0.34
1 study · 133 participants
Low

HALOPERIDOL vs OLANZAPINE

Symptoms of delirium within 24 hoursa · terminally ill adults with delirium

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: haloperidol changes symptoms of delirium within 24 hoursa compared with olanzapine (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Drug therapy for delirium in terminally ill adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 2.36
1 study · 28 participants
Very low

HALOPERIDOL vs RISPERIDONE

Symptoms of delirium within 24 hoursa · terminally ill adults with delirium

Summary of findings: haloperidol showed no clear difference in symptoms of delirium within 24 hoursa compared with risperidone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Drug therapy for delirium in terminally ill adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 126 participants
Low

Summary of findings: lorazepam plus haloperidol vs placebo plus haloperidol

Symptoms of delirium within 24 hoursa · terminally ill adults with severe delirium

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: lorazepam plus haloperidol changes symptoms of delirium within 24 hoursa compared with placebo plus haloperidol (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Drug therapy for delirium in terminally ill adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 2.1
1 study · 50 participants
Very low