Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-6488
ISSN: 2329-6488
Polash Shajahan
United Kingdom
Research Article
Mortality Post Inpatient Alcohol Detoxification: A Descriptive Case Series
Author(s): Alexis McLaughlin, Adam Brodie and Polash ShajahanAlexis McLaughlin, Adam Brodie and Polash Shajahan
Background: Individuals with alcohol dependence often die prematurely. Scotland in particular has high rates of alcohol misuse compared to the rest of the UK and Europe. Although there is some evidence that rates of alcoholrelated harm and alcohol-related deaths are reducing in Europe, there is little evidence of this trend occurring in Scotland. Inpatient detoxification is an important, but expensive, option in the management of alcohol dependence. Little work has been done with regard possible clinical characteristics associated with mortality post discharge in this cohort of patients.
Methods: Retrospective electronic records were used to identify patients admitted electively for alcohol detoxification into a psychiatric ward in a district general hospital under the care of a single consultant addiction psychiatrist between 1/1/05 and 31/12.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-6488.1000129