TY - CHAP T1 - Barbiturates BT - StatPearls A1 - Skibiski,Jeanie, AU - Abdijadid,Sara, Y1 - 2021/01// PY - 2019/4/11/pubmed PY - 2019/4/11/medline PY - 2019/4/11/entrez N2 - Barbiturates are a group of sedative-hypnotic medications used for the treatment of seizure disorder, neonatal withdrawal, insomnia, preoperative anxiety, induction of coma for increased intracranial pressure. They are also useful for inducing anesthesia. This activity outlines the indications, mechanism of action, safe administration, adverse effects, contraindications, toxicology, and monitoring of the broad array of physiological possibilities when using barbiturates in the clinical setting. PB - StatPearls Publishing CY - Treasure Island (FL) UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/30969553/StatPearls:_Barbiturates L2 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539731 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -