Alcohol withdrawal.
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a significant cause of perioperative morbidity and mortality. Physicians should be able to: (1) identify high-risk patients preoperatively by using the various screening tests, (2) recognize patterns with AWS, and (3) use the appropriate supportive, behavioral, nutritional and pharmacological treatment.
Chang
P H
PH
Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. patrick.chang@mail.tju.edu
Steinberg
M B
MB
D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology
D000431:Ethanol