title: Alcohol withdrawal.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. patrick.chang@mail.tju.edu
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Steinberg
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol