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Hospital Admissions From a Non‐Medical Alcohol Detoxification Unit
Author(s) -
Pedersen C.M.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
australian drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0819-5331
DOI - 10.1080/09595238680000341
Subject(s) - detoxification (alternative medicine) , unit (ring theory) , medicine , alcohol , emergency medicine , medical emergency , psychology , chemistry , alternative medicine , biochemistry , mathematics education , pathology
Transfers from an inner city, social setting alcohol detoxification unit to its parent hospital were examined for a 33 month period. 51 (1.2%) out of 4192 admissions during this period were subsequently transferred to hospital. 21 (43%) were for the management of acute alcohol withdrawal, representing 0.5% of total admissions to the detoxification unit. Analysis of transfers indicates that the unit provides a safe detoxification environment and process.