The maximum alcohol withdrawal syndrome score associates with worse clinical outcomes—A retrospective cohort study

• Published in: Drug and alcohol dependence Vol. 205; p. 107708
• Main Authors: Griessbach, Alexandra N., Mueller, Beatrice U., Battegay, Edouard, Beeler, Patrick E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 01.12.2019; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Alcohol use; Alcohol use disorder (AUD); Alcohol withdrawal; Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS); Alcoholism; Assessments; Clinical outcomes; Cohort analysis; In-hospital mortality; Length of stay; Length of stay (LOS); Mortality; Multimorbidity; Regression analysis; Risk assessment; Severity; Wetterling scale (AWS scale); Wetterling scale (AWS scale); In-hospital mortality; Length of stay (LOS); Alcohol use disorder (AUD); Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS); Multimorbidity

•Maximum alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) score is higher in multimorbid patients.•Higher maximum AWS scores associate with worse outcomes (length of stay/mortality).•Those findings are reproducible already within the first 3 days of withdrawal.•Such a 3-day tool may help to assess risk and adjust...