Medications for alcohol‐use disorder and follow‐up after hospitalization for alcohol withdrawal: A multicenter study
Allaudeen N, Akwe J, Arundel C, Boggan J, Caldwell P, Cornia P, Cyr J, Ehlers E, Elzweig J, Godwin P, Gordon K, Guidry M, Gutierrez J, Heppe D, Hoegh M, Jagannath A, Kaboli P, Krug M, Laudate J, Mitchell C, Pescetto M, Rodwin B, Ronan M, Rose R, Shah M, Smeraglio A, Trubitt M, Tuck M, Vargas J, Yarbrough P, Gunderson C. Medications for alcohol‐use disorder and follow‐up after hospitalization for alcohol withdrawal: A multicenter study. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2024 PMID: 39031461, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-use disordersResidential treatment programAlcohol withdrawalFollow-up appointmentsImprove abstinenceAll-cause 30-day readmissionFollow-upTreatment programsReturn to heavy drinkingAssociated with improved outcomesRetrospective cohort studyOutpatient follow-upEffects of medicationAssociated with readmissionTime of dischargeVeterans Health Administration hospitalsAssociated with decreased readmissionMulticenter studyAcute care hospitalsAssociated with reduced 30-day readmissionsResidential programsPrescription of medicationsAbstinenceCohort studyHeavy drinking