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Ivet T Cordoba Torres1, Eslam A Fouda1, Myrna Eliann Reinhardt2
1Department of Anesthesia, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, 1611 Northwest 12th Avenue, DTC 318, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
Abstract:
Alcohol use is common in patients presenting for surgery and can result in significant physiologic changes and postoperative complications. Anesthesia providers must be aware of the potential risks associated with alcohol consumption and take steps to minimize them. Perioperative management includes assessing patients for alcohol use, providing alcohol cessation interventions, adjusting the anesthetic plan according to the patient's alcohol use history, providing appropriate pain management strategies, and closely monitoring patients during and after surgery for signs of alcohol withdrawal.
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