clinical management of alcohol withdrawal
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Identification and management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) may develop within 6-24 h after the abrupt discontinuation or decrease of alcohol consumption. Symptoms can vary from autonomic hyperactivity and agitation to delirium tremens. The gold-standard treatment for AWS is with benzodiazepines (BZDs). Among the BZDs, different agents (i.e., long-acting or short-acting) and different regimens (front-loading...
متن کاملManagement of Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal
N Engl J Med 2003;348:1786-95. Copyright © 2003 Massachusetts Medical Society. ach year in the united states, approximately 8.2 million persons are dependent on alcohol and 3.5 million are dependent on illicit drugs, including stimulants (1 million) and heroin (750,000). 1 In a sample from primary care practice, 15 percent of patients had either an “at-risk” pattern of alcohol use or an alcohol...
متن کاملOutpatient management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
Approximately 2% to 9% of patients seen in a family physician's office have alcohol dependence. These patients are at risk of developing alcohol withdrawal syndrome if they abruptly abstain from alcohol use. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome begins six to 24 hours after the last intake of alcohol, and the signs and symptoms include tremors, agitation, nausea, sweating, vomiting, hallucinations, insom...
متن کاملManagement of drug and alcohol withdrawal.
N Engl J Med 2003;348:1786-95. Copyright © 2003 Massachusetts Medical Society. ach year in the united states, approximately 8.2 million persons are dependent on alcohol and 3.5 million are dependent on illicit drugs, including stimulants (1 million) and heroin (750,000). 1 In a sample from primary care practice, 15 percent of patients had either an “at-risk” pattern of alcohol use or an alcohol...
متن کاملDiagnosis and management of acute alcohol withdrawal.
Alcohol abuse produces a considerable burden of illness in the Canadian population. The diagnosis of alcohol dependence and withdrawal can be difficult, particularly in the setting of covert intake or comorbidity. Two validated scales, the CAGE questionnaire to screen for alcohol abuse and dependence and the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol (CIWA-Ar) scale to assess the seve...
متن کاملEvaluation of clinical practice improvement programs for nurses for the management of alcohol withdrawal in hospitals.
The most common alcohol-related chronic condition for hospitalisation is alcohol dependence which can lead to an alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS). The aim of this paper is to report on a quality improvement program in an Australian rural area health service for the screening and management of alcohol withdrawal and the effect of two types of nursing education and training approaches: a self-di...
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