Incidence of Hospitalizations Involving Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in a Primary Care Population
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is common during hospitalizations, highlighting opportunities for health system interventions to improve prevention and treatment of alcohol use disorder and its consequences. In a cohort study of more than 500 000 adult primary care patients, AWS was common during hospitalizations, especially in men aged 30 to 49 years (9%-11% of hospitalizations) and individuals with high-risk alcohol screening (23%-44% of hospitalizations). Alcohol withdrawal syndrome was generally as common or more common than complications of other chronic conditions (eg, diabetes, hypertension) during hospitalizations in patients younger than 60 years.
Steel TL, Matson TE, Hallgren KA, et al. Incidence of Hospitalizations Involving Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in a Primary Care Population. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(10):e2438128. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.38128