Alcohol withdrawal can be a fatal complication for patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. — Whalespan
Alcohol withdrawal can be a fatal complication for patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“alcohol withdrawal is a medical uh uh it's it's a very serious medical complication so patients who are drinking three or four drinks a day when they're in the hospital will either need to have a continuous uh infusion of ethanol or they'll have to have more benzodiazapines to cope with the withdrawal which which can actually be fatal”