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, 19: 1122-1130. 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 drinkingContemporary Management and Outcomes of Veterans Hospitalized With Alcohol Withdrawal: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Ronan M, Gordon K, Skanderson M, Krug M, Godwin P, Heppe D, Hoegh M, Boggan J, Gutierrez J, Kaboli P, Pescetto M, Guidry M, Caldwell P, Mitchell C, Ehlers E, Allaudeen N, Cyr J, Smeraglio A, Yarbrough P, Rose R, Jagannath A, Vargas J, Cornia P, Shah M, Tuck M, Arundel C, Laudate J, Elzweig J, Rodwin B, Akwe J, Trubitt M, Gunderson C. Contemporary Management and Outcomes of Veterans Hospitalized With Alcohol Withdrawal: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2024, 18: 389-396. PMID: 38452185, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSymptom-triggered therapyRetrospective cohort studyTreatment durationComplicated withdrawalVeterans Health AdministrationAlcohol withdrawalFixed doseFactors associated with treatment durationCohort studyMulticenter retrospective cohort studyFixed-dose regimensLong-acting benzodiazepinesVeterans Health Administration Corporate Data WarehouseShort-acting benzodiazepineAmerican Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAMAlcohol withdrawal managementChart reviewHealth care systemCorporate Data WarehouseOutcomes of veteransInpatient managementTherapyWithdrawal managementHospital outcomesManagement pathway