Abstract
Flumazenil in Drug Overdose: Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess Cost Effectiveness
Barnett R~~Grace M~~et al
The purpose of this double-blind study was to determine whether emergency department & in-patient costs associated with acute care management of patients suffering from an intentional drug overdose & presenting to a university-based emergency department would be reduced by treatment with flumazenil. A secondary objective was to determine if treatment with flumazenil would reduce the number of major diagnostic & therapeutic interventions required in management of patients with intentional drug overdose. (21 refs)