Standard calculation of ethanol elimination rate is not sufficient to provide ethanol substitution therapy in the postoperative course of alcohol-dependent patients

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 459-463

  Wilkens, L ^a   Ruschulte, H ^a   Ruckoldt H ^a   Hecker, H ^a   Schroder D ^a   Piepenbrock, S ^a   Leuwer, M ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome; Ethanol dosage; Ethanol kinetics

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0031799942     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050596     Document Type: Article

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