Baclofen during alcohol detoxification reduces the need for additional diazepam: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

CL Crunelle, S Jegham, N Vanderbruggen… - Alcohol and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Baclofen may reduce the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, as an alternative or as an
adjuvant for benzodiazepines, but the available data are insufficient to support baclofen …

Managing Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

M Gottlieb, N Chien, B Long - Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Alcohol is a commonly used psychoactive agent, with up to 40% of people reporting heavy
alcohol use or alcohol use disorder during their lifetime. 1, 2, 3 Alcohol use disorder is …

Symptom-Triggered Therapy Using Minnesota Detoxification Scale (MINDS) on Medical-Surgical Units.

DF Coppa, EA Rosendo, J Hartnett… - MEDSURG …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
A symptom-triggered therapy protocol was initiated for treatment of alcohol withdrawal
syndrome, with observed decreases in length of stay, transfers to higher level of care, and …

A Retrospective Evaluation of Adjunctive Phenobarbital vs. Benzodiazepine Alone for the Treatment of Moderate Alcohol Withdrawal in the Emergency Department

JA Lebin, ME Bass, K Heard, J Hoppe… - The Journal of Emergency …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Phenobarbital has been used in the emergency department (ED) as both a
primary and adjunctive medication for alcohol withdrawal, but previous studies evaluating its …

Quality Improvement for Patients with Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Starts with an Evaluation Tool

J Bass - 2022 - aquila.usm.edu
Patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) have adverse outcomes to the traditional
methods of assessing for and treating withdrawal within the intensive care unit (ICU), which …