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Alcohol Withdrawal in the Surgical Patient: Prevention and Treatment

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Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is a common condition seen in hospital practice consisting of symptoms and signs that typically develop in alcohol-dependent patients 6–24 h after the last drink.

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  1. Resident, Department of Anesthesiology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Anja Heymann

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Irit Nachtigall

  3. Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Anton Goldmann

  4. Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Claudia Spies

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Heymann, A., Nachtigall, I., Goldmann, A., Spies, C. (2010). Alcohol Withdrawal in the Surgical Patient: Prevention and Treatment. In: O’Donnell, J.M., Nácul, F.E. (eds) Surgical Intensive Care Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77893-8_56

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