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Alcohol withdrawal in critical care
1Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, Ga., USA.
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing : DCCN
|January 20, 2000
Abstract:
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome can be fatal if not recognized and treated immediately. An estimated 10% to 50% of hospitalized patients abuse alcohol, and they may develop withdrawal syndrome during hospitalization. However, nurses can successfully treat alcohol withdrawal syndrome, even in critically ill patients, with benzodiazepines, the treatment of choice.