Implementation of a Protocol Using the 5-Item Brief Alcohol Withdrawal Scale for Treatment of Severe Alcohol Withdrawal in Intensive Care Units.

Darius A RastegarAndrew S JarrellEdward S Chen

Published in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2020)

Among ICU patients treated for alcohol withdrawal with a symptom-triggered benzodiazepine protocol using a novel 5-item scale, most did not develop severe withdrawal, and of those who did, approximately half were treated with the protocol alone.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
randomized controlled trial
alcohol consumption
early onset
healthcare
psychometric properties
quality improvement
drug induced
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
smoking cessation