The influence of alcohol abuse on agitation, delirium and sedative requirements of patients admitted to a general intensive care unit

D Stewart, J Kinsella, J McPeake… - Journal of the …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose Patients with alcohol-related disease constitute an increasing proportion of those
admitted to intensive care unit. There is currently limited evidence regarding the impact of …

Pharmacokinetics and toxicity of high-dose baclofen in ICU patients

M Vourc'h, E Dailly, Y Hourmant, R Bellouard… - Progress in Neuro …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background High-dose baclofen could prove beneficial in patients with unhealthy alcohol
use in intensive care units (ICU). However, the pharmacokinetic properties of baclofen are …

Pilot randomized trial of a recovery navigator program for survivors of critical illness with problematic alcohol use

BJ Clark, T Sorrell, RM Hodapp, K Reed… - Critical Care …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Many survivors of critical illness have problematic alcohol use, associated with
risk of death and hospital readmission. We tested the feasibility, acceptability, treatment …

The impact of alcohol use disorders on pulmonary immune cell inflammatory responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae

J Gaydos, A McNally, EL Burnham - Alcohol, 2019 - Elsevier
Community-acquired pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae occurs commonly in
alcohol use disorders (AUDs). Pneumonia in the AUD patient is associated with poorer …