Perioperative morbidity and mortality in chronic alcoholic patients

C Spies; H Tønnesen; S Andreasson; A Helander; K Conigrave

doi:10.1097/00000374-200105051-00028

Perioperative morbidity and mortality in chronic alcoholic patients

Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2001 May;25(5 Suppl ISBRA):164S-170S. doi: 10.1097/00000374-200105051-00028.

Authors

C Spies¹, H Tønnesen, S Andreasson, A Helander, K Conigrave

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CS), University Hospital Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany. claudia.spies@charite.de

PMID: 11391067
DOI: 10.1097/00000374-200105051-00028

Abstract

This article represents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2000 ISBRA Meeting in Yokohama, Japan. The chairs were Claudia Spies and Hanne Tønnesen. The presentations were (1) Relevance of alcohol misuse in surgical patients, by Hanne Tønnesen; (2) Diagnosis of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence, by Sven Andreasson; (3) Diagnosis of acute alcohol misuse, by Anders Helander; (4) Preoperative intervention for excessive alcohol consumption, by Kate Conigrave; and (5) Prevention and treatment of perioperative complications in chronic alcoholics, by Claudia Spies.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Alcoholism / mortality*
Alcoholism / surgery
Alcoholism / therapy
Central Nervous System Depressants / adverse effects
Ethanol / adverse effects
Humans
Perioperative Care / mortality*
Preoperative Care / methods
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / mortality*
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / therapy
Surgical Procedures, Operative / mortality*
Temperance

Substances

Central Nervous System Depressants
Ethanol