Risk assessment in patients with acute alcohol intoxication
Aim: Patients with acute alcohol intoxication present a serious and still growing problem for pre- and intra-hospital emergency services. Data on the clinical risk assessment of alcohol-intoxicated patients are sparse. The aim of the present work was, therefore, to collect and assess relevant risk p...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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January-February 2015
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In vivo
Year: 2015, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 123-127 |
| ISSN: | 1791-7549 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/29/1/123
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| Author Notes: | Joachim Gruettner, Thomas Walter, Siegfried Lang, Miriam Reichert and Stephan Haas |
| Summary: | Aim: Patients with acute alcohol intoxication present a serious and still growing problem for pre- and intra-hospital emergency services. Data on the clinical risk assessment of alcohol-intoxicated patients are sparse. The aim of the present work was, therefore, to collect and assess relevant risk parameters. Materials and Methods: At the Mannheim University Hospital, the medical records of 844 alcohol-intoxicated Emergency Department patients were retrospectively studied and evaluated. Results: The patients with alcohol intoxications were predominantly males with an average age of 45 years. Mean blood alcohol concentration was 0.28%. The rate of haemodynamic, respiratory or metabolic complications in these patients was low. In 43% of cases, there was moderately to severely impaired consciousness. About half of the patients were treated on an outpatient basis. Conclusion: Our data demonstrate a low clinical risk for alcohol-intoxicated patients. Nevertheless, it is necessary to provide a defined monitoring standard in order to also be prepared for the few potential complications of alcohol intoxication and the possible differential diagnoses of impaired consciousness. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1791-7549 |