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Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality in Chronic Alcoholic Patients
Author(s) -
Spies Claudia,
Tønnesen Hanne,
Andreasson Sven,
Helander Anders,
Conigrave Kate
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2001.tb02392.x
Subject(s) - perioperative , medicine , alcohol consumption , alcohol abuse , intervention (counseling) , chronic alcoholic , alcohol , general surgery , psychiatry , surgery , biochemistry , chemistry
This article represents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2000 ISBRA Meeting in Yokohama, Japan. The chairs were Claudia Spies and Hanne Tønnesen. The presentations were (1) Relevance of alcohol misuse in surgical patients, by Hanne Tønnesen; (2) Diagnosis of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence, by Sven Andreasson; (3) Diagnosis of acute alcohol misuse, by Anders Helander; (4) Preoperative intervention for excessive alcohol consumption, by Kate Conigrave; and (5) Prevention and treatment of perioperative complications in chronic alcoholics, by Claudia Spies.