Prevention of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in the surgical ICU: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Clinical Consensus Document.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2022
Abstract
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a common and challenging clinical entity present in trauma and surgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The screening tools, assessment strategies, and pharmacological methods for preventing alcohol withdrawal have significantly changed during the past 20 years. This Clinical Consensus Document created by the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee reviews the best practices for screening, monitoring, and prophylactic treatment of alcohol withdrawal in the surgical ICU.
Volume
7
Issue
1
First Page
001010
Last Page
001010
ISSN
2397-5776
Published In/Presented At
Seshadri, A., Appelbaum, R., Carmichael, S. P., 2nd, Farrell, M. S., Filiberto, D. M., Jawa, R., Kodadek, L., Mandell, S., Miles, M. V. P., Paul, J., Robinson, B., & Michetti, C. P. (2022). Prevention of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in the surgical ICU: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Clinical Consensus Document. Trauma surgery & acute care open, 7(1), e001010. https://doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2022-001010
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
36425749
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article