Aims To evaluate the prerequisites for using ethanol dilution to estimate total body water, we
studied the within‐and between‐subject variation in the parameter estimates of a two …

The pharmacokinetics of ethanol after typical doses are described by a 1-compartment
model with concentration-dependent elimination. The volume of distribution estimated from …

Ethanol is widely consumed and is associated with an increasing global health burden.
Several reviews have addressed the effects of ethanol and its oxidative metabolite …

Gastric first-pass metabolism of ethanol is an important determinant of blood alcohol
concentrations. We studied five healthy volunteers after ingestion of ethanol (0.3 g/kg of …

Background Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) is an effective treatment for morbid
obesity. Increased alcohol abuse after RYGB resulted in recommendations to exclude …

Background Bariatric or weight loss surgery (WLS) may alter alcohol metabolism resulting in
a higher prevalence of problem drinking postoperatively. Few studies distinguish those who …

The concentration of acetate was determined in the hepatic and peripheral blood of 10
chronic alcoholics and six healthy non-alcoholic controls after a peroral dose of ethanol (0.8 …

Introduction Many variables affect the interpretation of an isolated ethanol level in an acutely
intoxicated patient. This review demonstrates the significant variability in metabolism and …

BACKGROUND: Severe obesity remains the leading public health concern of the
industrialized world, with bariatric surgery as the only current effective enduring treatment. In …

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the acute effects of oral ethanol on the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐
adrenal axis in normal human subjects and, in particular, to examine the effect of …