Somatic comorbidities of inpatients receiving treatment for alcohol withdrawal syndrome on a psychiatric ward and their relation to delirium tremens.
Michał K RingDominika BerentRafał KarwatTadeusz PietrasPrzemyslaw BienkowskiPublished in: Postepy psychiatrii neurologii (2021)
The presence of respiratory system diseases, especially pneumonia, was found to influence the incidence of DT in AWS patients. Increased clinical vigilance for the prevention of lower airway infections in AWS patients is essential.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiac surgery
- risk factors
- replacement therapy
- mental health
- intensive care unit
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- community acquired pneumonia
- mechanical ventilation
- respiratory failure
- smoking cessation