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The “Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale” (PAWSS): Systematic literature review and pilot study of a new scale for the prediction of complicated alcohol withdrawal syndrome

2014; Elsevier BV; Volume: 48; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.alcohol.2014.01.004

1873-6823

José R. Maldonado, Yelizaveta Sher, Judith F. Ashouri, Kelsey Hills-Evans, Heavenly Swendsen, Sermsak Lolak, Anne Catherine Miller,

Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis

To date, no screening tools for alcohol withdrawal syndromes (AWS) have been validated in the medically ill. Although several tools quantify the severity of AWS (e.g., Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol [CIWA]), none identify subjects at risk of AWS, thus missing the opportunity for timely prophylaxis. Moreover, there are no validated tools for the prediction of complicated (i.e., moderate to severe) AWS in the medically ill.