Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than one-third of patients found to have alcohol withdrawal syndrome after surgery progressed to delirium ...

In rare and severe cases of alcohol withdrawal, one NHS trust is prescribing alcohol to treat patients. A specialized team at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust prescribes carefully ...

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome, or the sudden cessation of heavy drinking among people with alcohol use disorder, is associated with higher risks of surgical complications, according to surgeons at the ...

*The heart failure that felled “True Blood” star Nelsan Ellis was reportedly triggered by complications from alcohol withdrawal. The actor’s family said Nelsan, who died Saturday, struggled with drug ...

A quantitative alcohol history should be recorded for all patients, because alcohol use contributes to many physical and mental disorders. A person-centered, nonjudgmental approach should be adopted.

Patients who develop alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) after major surgery face significantly higher risks of complications, longer hospital stays, and increased health care costs, according to a ...

A recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons provides a detailed analysis of the impacts of alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) and delirium tremens (DT) on surgical ...

Risks include respiratory failure, sepsis, and significantly higher health care utilization and costs. (HealthDay News) — Patients undergoing major surgery who experience alcohol withdrawal syndrome ...

The death of Joanna Shields, a 37-year-old Southern California woman found in the Big Sur backcountry, has drawn attention to a medical emergency that many people do not realize can be fatal. After a ...