Symptom-Triggered Detoxification Using the Alcohol-Withdrawal-Scale Reduces Risks and Healthcare Costs | Zendy

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Symptom-Triggered Detoxification Using the Alcohol-Withdrawal-Scale Reduces Risks and Healthcare Costs

Author(s) -

Leila M. Soravia,

Alexander Wopfner,

Luzius Pfiffner,

Sophie Bétrisey,

Franz Moggi

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

alcohol and alcoholism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747

H-Index - 99

eISSN - 1464-3502

pISSN - 0735-0414

DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/agx080

Subject(s) - discontinuation , detoxification (alternative medicine) , alcohol withdrawal syndrome , benzodiazepine , medicine , medical record , alcohol , anesthesia , emergency medicine , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry , alternative medicine , receptor , pathology

As there are only a few existing experimental studies on symptom-triggered therapy for patients with alcohol withdrawal, we investigated the effectiveness of symptom-triggered detoxification regarding the use and dosage of benzodiazepine and withdrawal complications in a naturalistic clinical setting of a specialized treatment center for alcohol use disorder.

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