title: [Excessive alcohol abuse].
abstract: We studied 259 patients (m: 204, f: 55) admitted to our observation ward after drinking alcohol with blood levels above 3.9 g/l. Epidemiological data, clinical and laboratory data and therapeutic procedures were registered. Our analysis showed that such high blood levels of ethanol were only tolerated by a definite age-group of chronic alcoholics with mild organic injuries. Elevated mean cell volume and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase and additionally low BUN may be useful markers for chronic alcohol consumption.
authors.affiliation: 2. Medizinische Abteilung und Aufnahmestation, Donauspitals im Sozialmedizinischen Zentrum-Ost, Wien.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fries
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Haberhauer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000453:epidemiology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000453:epidemiology; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004798:Enzymes / Q000097:blood; D000431:Ethanol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes; D000431:Ethanol