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Physical morbidity in patients admitted for detoxification from alcohol
S Milne1, J J Gayford, A S Wylie
1Clinical Research Centre, Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen, U.K.
Alcohol and Alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
A considerable level of physical morbidity (71.1% of cases) was found in 76 consecutive admissions to an alcoholism treatment unit. Sixteen patients (21.1%) developed complications during detoxification despite drug treatment. Complications were associated with a reported daily alcohol intake of greater than 35 units. The early detection and management of the physical complications of alcohol misuse remain important functions of alcoholism treatment units.