2016
Antipsychotic use in dementia: a systematic review of benefits and risks from meta-analyses
Tampi RR, Tampi DJ, Balachandran S, Srinivasan S. Antipsychotic use in dementia: a systematic review of benefits and risks from meta-analyses. Therapeutic Advances In Chronic Disease 2016, 7: 229-245. PMID: 27583123, PMCID: PMC4994396, DOI: 10.1177/2040622316658463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUse of antipsychoticsLewy body dementiaSystematic reviewAlzheimer's diseaseAdverse effectsDiscontinuation of antipsychoticsNonpharmacological management strategiesAdverse effect profileEfficacy of antipsychoticsEffect profileAntipsychotic useModest efficacyCochrane CollaborationAntipsychoticsSevere symptomsFollowing keywordsDementiaLiterature searchFinal analysisAdditional studiesOfficial English translationsPatientsDiseaseEnglish-language journalsBibliographic databases
2015
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors for Delirium in Older Adults
Tampi RR, Tampi DJ, Ghori AK. Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors for Delirium in Older Adults. American Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias® 2015, 31: 305-310. PMID: 26646113, PMCID: PMC10852606, DOI: 10.1177/1533317515619034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManagement of deliriumActive drug groupOlder adultsHospital stayAcetylcholinesterase inhibitorsDrug groupsIncidence of deliriumCochrane Collaboration databasesPlacebo groupDeliriumCurrent evidenceMortality rateSystematic reviewLiterature searchAdditional studiesStatistical significanceLonger durationAdultsLonger lengthRCTsHaloperidolStayInhibitorsPreventionBibliographic databases