Should we still monitor QTc duration in frail older patients on low-dose haloperidol? A prospective observational cohort study.

Background: Haloperidol at high dosage is associated with QTc prolongation and polymorphic ventricular arrhythmia but the effects of low-dose haloperidol remain unknown.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of low-dose haloperidol on QTc-duration in frail hospitalized elderly patients with delirium.

Methods: A prospective observational study including hospitalized patients aged ≥70 years with Groningen Frailty Index-score > 3.