Traditional management of severe alcohol withdrawal involves repeated dosing of benzodiazepines until symptoms are well controlled. However, this approach is labor-intensive, inexact, and risks over-sedation and delirium. Phenobarbital avoids most of these risks and provides a quick "one-and-done" approach to rapidly and safely treat severe alcohol withdrawal with a more favorable safety profile. In this lecture, the speaker will describe how to safely integrate phenobarbital into your practice. This session was recorded on Monday, April 24, 2023 at
the 29th Annual Scientific Assembly (AAEM23) in New Orleans, LA.