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Alcohol and drug withdrawal

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2006
Tongue: English
Weight: 34 KB
Volume: 1
Category: Article
ISSN: 1553-5592
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.16

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✦ Synopsis

Alcohol and drug withdrawal is a set of signs and symptoms that develop in association with a sudden cessation or taper in alcohol intake or use of prescription (particularly narcotic medications), over-the-counter (OTC), or illicit drugs. Withdrawal may occur prior to hospitalization or during the course of hospitalization. The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) estimates 195,000 discharges for alcohol/drug abuse or dependency in 2002. These patients were hospitalized for a mean of 3.9 days with mean charges of $7,266 per patient. Hospitalists can lead their institutions in evidence based treatment protocols that improve care, reduce costs and length of stay, and facilitate better overall outcomes in patients with substance related withdrawal syndromes.

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