What are your discharge criteria for a patient admitted with acute alcohol intoxication and/or withdrawal?
What if the patient has a history of severe withdrawal, seizures, delirium tremens, etc.? What harm-reduction strategies do you suggest?
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Hospital Medicine · Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University
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Patients presenting with acute alcohol intoxication alone generally do not require hospitalization and can be discharged once clinically sober, medically stable, and able to tolerate oral intake. Consider admission to the hospital when there is concern for high-risk alcohol withdrawal, including pri...
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