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Alcohol withdrawal in a medical-surgical setting: the 'too little, too late' phenomenon
P B Patch1, G L Phelps, G Cowan
1Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, USA.
Medsurg Nursing : Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
|April 1, 1997
Abstract:
Alcohol withdrawal within a medical-surgical setting frequently causes management problems and negative patient outcomes. The authors describe a multidisciplinary withdrawal protocol that addresses risk management and quality of care issues. Fewer "Against Medical Advice" discharges and staff assaults, and decreased length of stay were reported as a result of the protocol's implementation.