2024
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
2019
Symptom-Triggered Therapy for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Holleck JL, Merchant N, Gunderson CG. Symptom-Triggered Therapy for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 1018-1024. PMID: 30937668, PMCID: PMC6544709, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04899-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom-triggered therapyDuration of therapyAlcohol withdrawal syndromeBenzodiazepine doseWithdrawal syndromeTrial of patientsLow-risk patientsGeneral hospital settingRandomized Controlled TrialsRisk of biasTerms of mortalitySystematic literature searchStrength of evidenceBenzodiazepine dosageDose therapyMedication classesCochrane RegistryCochrane riskDose regimensAlcohol withdrawalBias toolControlled TrialsDose scheduleResultsSix studiesI2 statistic