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Somatic comorbidities of inpatients receiving treatment for alcohol withdrawal syndrome on a psychiatric ward and their relation to delirium tremens

Michał Ring, Dominika Berent, Rafał Karwat, Tadeusz Pietras, Przemysław Bieńkowski

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Purpose: This study aimed to assess the influence of somatic diseases and patient characteristics (age, gender) in relation to delirium tremens (DT) episodes in alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS). We also analysed the influence of age, gender and specific somatic diseases on the duration of hospital stay and the frequency of comorbid somatic diseases among AWS and DT patients. Methods: The medical records of patients admitted to an AWS treatment ward in a Polish psychiatric hospital in 2019 were analysed. In total, 800 hospitalisations of 656 patients (625 hospitalisations for AWS and 175 for DT) were evaluated. Results: < 0.001). Conclusions: The presence of respiratory system diseases, especially pneumonia, was found to influence the incidence of DT in AWS patients. Increased clinical vigilance for the prevention of lower airway infections in AWS patients is essential.

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Purpose: This study aimed to assess the influence of somatic diseases and patient characteristics (age, gender) in relation to delirium tremens (DT) episodes in alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS). We also analysed the influence of age, gender and specific somatic diseases on the duration of hospital stay and the frequency of comorbid somatic diseases among AWS and DT patients. Methods: The medical records of patients admitted to an AWS treatment ward in a Polish psychiatric hospital in 2019 were analysed. In total, 800 hospitalisations of 656 patients (625 hospitalisations for AWS and 175 for DT) were evaluated. Results: < 0.001). Conclusions: The presence of respiratory system diseases, especially pneumonia, was found to influence the incidence of DT in AWS patients. Increased clinical vigilance for the prevention of lower airway infections in AWS patients is essential.

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Purpose: This study aimed to assess the influence of somatic diseases and patient characteristics (age, gender) in relation to delirium tremens (DT) episodes in alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS). We also analysed the influence of age, gender and specific somatic diseases on the duration of hospital stay and the frequency of comorbid somatic diseases among AWS and DT patients. Methods: The medical records of patients admitted to an AWS treatment ward in a Polish psychiatric hospital in 2019 were analysed. In total, 800 hospitalisations of 656 patients (625 hospitalisations for AWS and 175 for DT) were evaluated. Results: < 0.001). Conclusions: The presence of respiratory system diseases, especially pneumonia, was found to influence the incidence of DT in AWS patients. Increased clinical vigilance for the prevention of lower airway infections in AWS patients is essential.

Key concepts: Delirium tremens, Medicine, Alcohol withdrawal syndrome, Pneumonia, Pancreatitis, Delirium, Incidence (geometry), Internal medicine

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