Background Rehospitalization is an important and costly outcome that occurs commonly in
several diseases encountered in the medical intensive care unit (ICU). Although alcohol use …

Background: The association between alcohol misuse and the need for intensive care unit
admission as well as hospital readmission among those discharged from the hospital …

Background: Alcohol abuse is a risk factor for serious illnesses, and a history of chronic
alcohol abuse adversely affects the outcome of critically ill patients. It is not known what …

Background: Long-term excessive use of alcohol leads to severe complications, which often
require treatment in an intensive care unit (ICU). The aim of this study was to report on the …

Purpose Alcohol abuse and dependence are collectively referred to as alcohol use
disorders (AUD). An AUD is present in up to one third of patients admitted to an intensive …

Background Alcohol withdrawal is a relatively common problem among chronic alcohol
users, and its severity will determine the setting in which it will be more appropriate to take …

Excessive alcohol use is associated with increased health care utilisation and increased
mortality. This observational study sought to identify the proportion of patients admitted with …

Purpose Patients with alcohol misuse are less likely to receive preventive health services
but more likely to utilize emergency health services. However, the association between …

Objective: To determine the association between alcohol dependence (alcoholism not in
remission and/or alcohol withdrawal) and sepsis, septic shock, and hospital mortality among …

Background: Annually, more than 300,000 patients receive mechanical ventilation in an
intensive care unit in the United States. The hospital mortality for ventilated patients may …