DETAILS, FICTION AND PHENOBARBITAL FOR JAUNDICE

Kramp 1978 This is the only available prospective RCT that compares barbiturate to benzodiazepine for patients with severe alcohol withdrawal. 91 patients were randomized to obtain intramuscular diazepam vs. oral barbital (an early long-performing barbiturate). To maintain blinding of physicians and patients, all patients had been taken care of con