Edmar S Oliveira
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Research Interests
Edmar S Oliveira has a total of 8 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Alexandre Keusen1 shared publication
- Andreia da Luz Carvalho1 shared publication
- Clive Elliott Adams
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
1 shared publication - Evandro da Silva Freire Coutinho
National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil
1 shared publication - Gisele Huf
National Institute of Quality Control in Health (INCQS), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Av Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, 21040-900, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1 shared publication - Hugo M FagundesJr
Department of Health, County of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 22 January 2002
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Psychiatry
- Vol. 2 (1) , 4
Current practices in managing acutely disturbed patients at three hospitals in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil: a prevalence study
The medical management of aggressive and violent behaviour is a critical situation for which there is little evidence. In order to prepare for a randomised trial, due to start in the psychiatric emergency rooms of Rio de Janeiro in 2001, a survey of current practice was necessary. A seven day survey of pharmacological management of aggressive people with psychosis in the emergency rooms of all four public psychiatric hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In one hospital data were not available. Of the 764 people with psychosis attending these ERs, 74 were given IM medication for rapid tranquillisation (9.7%, 2.1/week/100,000). A haloperidol-promethazine mix (with or without other drugs) was used for the majority of patients (83%). The haloperidol-promethazine mix, given intramuscularly for rapid tranquilization, is prevalent in Rio, where it is considered both safe and efficient. However, scientific evaluation of all pharmacological approaches to rapid tranquilization of psychotic people is inadequate or incomplete and a randomized trial of IM haloperidol-promethazine is overdue.
- 22 January 2002
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Psychiatry
- Vol. 2 (1) , 4
Open AccessCurrent practices in managing acutely disturbed patients at three hospitals in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil: a prevalence study
The medical management of aggressive and violent behaviour is a critical situation for which there is little evidence. In order to prepare for a randomised trial, due to start in the psychiatric emergency rooms of Rio de Janeiro in 2001, a survey of current practice was necessary. A seven day survey of pharmacological management of aggressive people with psychosis in the emergency rooms of all four public psychiatric hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In one hospital data were not available. Of the 764 people with psychosis attending these ERs, 74 were given IM medication for rapid tranquillisation (9.7%, 2.1/week/100,000). A haloperidol-promethazine mix (with or without other drugs) was used for the majority of patients (83%). The haloperidol-promethazine mix, given intramuscularly for rapid tranquilization, is prevalent in Rio, where it is considered both safe and efficient. However, scientific evaluation of all pharmacological approaches to rapid tranquilization of psychotic people is inadequate or incomplete and a randomized trial of IM haloperidol-promethazine is overdue.