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38 Alcohol Health & Research WorldTreatment of AlcoholWithdrawalHugh Myrick, , and Raymond F. Anton, Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal (AW) can relieve the patient s discomfort,prevent the development of more serious symptoms, and forestall cumulative effects thatmight worsen future withdrawals. Hospital admission provides the safest setting for thetreatment of AW, although many patients with mild to moderate symptoms can be treatedsuccessfully on an outpatient basis. Severe AW requires pharmacological a wide variety of medications have been used for this purpose, clinicians disagreeon the optimum medications and prescribing schedules. The Treatment of specific withdrawalcomplications such as delirium tremens and seizures presents special problems and requiresfurther research. KEY WORDS: AOD Withdrawal syndrome; Treatment method; inpatient care;outpatient care; symptom; disease severity; Alcohol Withdrawal agents; drug therapy;delirium tremens; AODR ( Alcohol and other drug related) seizure; patient assessment;cormorbidity; Treatment cost; benzodiazepines; adrenergic receptors; special populations;literature reviewSymptoms of Alcohol Withdrawal (AW) may range in severity frommild tremors to massive convulsions( , Withdrawal seizures).
Treatment Settings for Alcohol Detoxification Patients with AW can be treated safely and effectively either within a hospital or clinic (i.e., inpatient treatment) or on an ambulatory basis (i.e., outpatient treatment). Although studies have compared the effectiveness of outpa-tient versus inpatient detoxification, no specific criteria have ...
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