Medications for alcohol-use disorder and follow-up after hospitalization for alcohol withdrawal: A multicenter study.

Nazima AllaudeenJoyce AkweCherinne Arundel Joel C BogganPeter CaldwellPaul B CorniaJessica CyrErik EhlersJoel ElzweigPatrick O GodwinKirsha S GordonMichelle GuidryJeydith GutierrezDaniel HeppeMatthew HoeghAnand JagannathPeter KaboliMichael KrugJames D LaudateChristine MitchellMicah PescettoBenjamin A Rodwin Matthew V RonanRichard RoseMeghna N ShahAndrea SmeraglioMeredith TrubittMatthew G TuckJaclyn VargasPeter YarbroughCraig G Gunderson

Published in: Journal of hospital medicine (2024)

Readmission and return to heavy drinking are common for patients discharged for alcohol withdrawal. Medications for AUD were not associated with improved outcomes. The only intervention at the time of discharge that improved outcomes was discharge to residential treatment program, which was associated with decreased readmission and improved abstinence.

Keyphrases

alcohol use disorder
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
randomized controlled trial
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
air pollution
quality improvement
type diabetes
patient reported outcomes
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
weight loss
replacement therapy