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The use of low-dose IV haloperidol is not associated with QTc prolongation: post hoc analysis of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

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  1. School of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, TF R218, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Matthew S. Duprey & John W. Devlin

  2. Department of Critical Care, Hafer Albatin Central Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Nada Al-Qadheeb

  3. Department of Pharmacy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Russel Roberts

  4. Division of Critical Care, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Yoanna Skrobik

  5. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Greg Schumaker & John W. Devlin

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Duprey, M.S., Al-Qadheeb, N., Roberts, R. et al. The use of low-dose IV haloperidol is not associated with QTc prolongation: post hoc analysis of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Intensive Care Med 42, 1818–1819 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4512-3

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