Alcohol: Can the NHS Afford It? : Recommendations for a Coherent Alcohol Strategy for HospitalsRoyal College of Physicians, 2001 - 57 pages |
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A&E department A&E/trauma accident and emergency Addict admitted to hospital alcohol dependence alcohol health worker alcohol misuse alcohol on hospital alcohol problems alcohol strategy alcohol withdrawal alcohol withdrawal seizures assessment attendance attributable to alcohol AUDIT questionnaire brief interventions burden of alcohol burden placed CAGE questionnaire chlordiazepoxide clinical coincidental hazardous drinkers delirium tremens dependent drinkers detection detoxification disease doctors drug estimate evidence harmful and hazardous harmful drinkers head injuries heavy drinkers hospital admissions hospital costs hospital services hospital setting hospital workload hypoglycaemia identified inpatient intoxicated King’s College laboratory markers liaison nurses liaison psychiatry liver London management of alcohol management of harmful medical admissions mental health Pabrinex Paddington Alcohol Test patients presenting pharmacotherapy Physicians placed by alcohol practice presenting to hospital primary problem drinkers psychiatric Recommendation referral reported risk Royal College secondary care specialist alcohol staff studies syndrome thiamine trauma treatment units per week vitamin ward Wernicke's encephalopathy