Publications by authors named "Carter Clements"
Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate a novel simplified tool for symptom-triggered treatment of alcohol withdrawal.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study involved inpatients in a county hospital with an International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification discharge diagnosis of alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) or delirium tremens between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2008. The study used the Highland Alcohol Withdrawal Protocol (HAWP)-a simplified derivative of the Revised Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol.
Background: Acute alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AAWS) is encountered in patients presenting acutely to the Emergency Department (ED) and often requires pharmacologic management.
Objective: We investigated whether a single dose of intravenous (i.v.