Critical care for patients with substance use disorders

TL Steel, EP Bhatraju… - Current Opinion in Critical …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
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care for patients with substance use disorders : Current Opinion in Critical Care Log in or …

Optimal strategies for assessing and managing pain, agitation, and delirium in the critically ill surgical patient: What you need to know

SL Evans, WJ Olney, AC Bernard… - Journal of Trauma and …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Pain, agitation, and delirium (PAD) are primary drivers of outcome in the ICU, and expertise
in managing these entities successfully is crucial to the intensivist's toolbox. In addition …

Incidence of Hospitalizations Involving Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in a Primary Care Population

TL Steel, TE Matson, KA Hallgren, M Oliver… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is an important cause and complication of
hospitalizations. Although common and preventable, the incidence of AWS during …

Evaluation of phenobarbital for prevention of alcohol withdrawal in trauma patients

LM Kip, A Forni, JD Dorfman, I Li - Journal of Trauma and Acute …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Up to 30% of trauma patients experience alcohol withdrawal syndrome
(AWS) during their hospital admission, which is associated with worse outcomes. While …

Eliminating the benzos: a benzodiazepine-sparing approach to preventing and treating alcohol withdrawal syndrome: Eliminating the Benzos

MA McCullough, PR Miller III, T Martin… - Journal of Trauma …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) represents significant cost to the
hospitalized trauma population from a clinical and financial perspective. Historically, AWS …

Substance use disorder in critical care

M Bolds - Critical Care Nursing Clinics, 2023 - ccnursing.theclinics.com
Substance use disorder (SUD) is a serious problem in the United States (US) and abroad.
Critical care nurses are uniquely positioned to address the problem in order to improve …

“Should We Phenobarb-it-All?” A Phenobarbital-Based Protocol for Non-Intensive Care Unit Trauma Patients at High Risk of or Experiencing Alcohol Withdrawal

M Wang, C Falank, V Simboli… - The American …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Alcohol use is frequent in trauma patients and alcohol withdrawal syndrome
(AWS) is associated with significant morbidity. Benzodiazepines are commonly used for …

Reply to letter to the editor: Eliminating the benzos: A benzodiazepine-sparing approach to preventing and treating alcohol withdrawal syndrome

T Martin, KA Rebo, GR Stettler, RS Martin… - Journal of Trauma …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
3. Adinoff B. Double-blind study of alprazolam, diazepam, clonidine, and placebo in the
alcohol withdrawal syndrome: preliminary findings. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1994; 18 (4): 873 …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of Escalation to Intensive Care Unit Level of Care Among Admissions for Alcohol Withdrawal

G Mohan, P Bhide, A Abu-Shanab… - Journal of Community …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 14.5 million
people ages 12 and older had alcohol abuse disorder. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) …

The Road to Certification

M Ebberts, L Mohler - Critical Care Nurse, 2024 - aacnjournals.org
Contributors Marci Ebberts, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CCRN, is the column's content expert.
Marci is program director of nursing research at Saint Luke's Health System, Kansas City …