Perioperative Concerns in the Patient with History of Alcohol Use

Alcohol use is common in patients presenting for surgery and can result in significant physiologic changes and postoperative complications. Anesthesia providers must be aware of the potential risks associated with alcohol consumption and take steps to minimize them. Perioperative management includes...

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Published inAdvances in anesthesia Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 163 - 178
Main Authors Cordoba Torres, Ivet T., Fouda, Eslam A., Reinhardt, Myrna Eliann, Souki, Fouad G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2023
Subjects
Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects
Alcohol use disorder
Alcoholism - complications
Alcoholism - diagnosis
Alcoholism - therapy
Anesthesia
Anesthesia - adverse effects
Anesthesiology
Chronic alcohol use
Heavy alcohol use
Humans
Perianesthetic
Perioperative
Risky alcohol use
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
Perioperative
Alcohol use disorder
Perianesthetic
Heavy alcohol use
Anesthesia
Risky alcohol use
Chronic alcohol use
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Summary:Alcohol use is common in patients presenting for surgery and can result in significant physiologic changes and postoperative complications. Anesthesia providers must be aware of the potential risks associated with alcohol consumption and take steps to minimize them. Perioperative management includes assessing patients for alcohol use, providing alcohol cessation interventions, adjusting the anesthetic plan according to the patient's alcohol use history, providing appropriate pain management strategies, and closely monitoring patients during and after surgery for signs of alcohol withdrawal.
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ISSN:0737-6146
1878-0415
1878-0415
DOI:10.1016/j.aan.2023.06.004