Should the CIWA-Ar be the standard monitoring strategy for alcohol withdrawal syndrome in the intensive care unit?

Should the CIWA-Ar be the standard monitoring strategy for alcohol withdrawal syndrome in the intensive care unit?

Abstract Background The Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol-Revised (CIWA-Ar) is commonly used in hospitals to titrate medications for alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS), but may be difficult to apply to intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are too sick or otherwise unable to commu...

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Main Authors: Tessa L. Steel, Shewit P. Giovanni, Sarah C. Katsandres, Shawn M. Cohen, Kevin B. Stephenson, Ben Murray, Hillary Sobeck, Catherine L. Hough, Katharine A. Bradley, Emily C. Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Subjects:
Alcohol-induced disorders
Nervous system
Critical care
Hypnotics and sedatives
Monitoring
physiologic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-021-00226-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-021-00226-w

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