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Thiamine supplementation in hospitalized patients with altered mental status: does it help?

Daniel J ZhouKaeli K SamsonNavya JosephIsmail FahadMatthew Vernon PurbaughBrian J Villafuerte-TrisoliniNeeharica KodaliPurnima GudaWendie GroganUrmila MukherjeeSachin Kedar
Published in: Hospital practice (1995) (2021)
Although thiamine supplementation was not associated with better hospital or cognitive outcomes, we do not have enough evidence to suggest a change in current practice. Thiamine must be administered prior to glucose in hospitalized patients with AMS.
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