Effect of Clinical and Biochemical Variables Over Morbidity and Mortality in Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Patients

Clinical records (files) of patients with a diagnosis of admission of alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AAS) who have been treated in the Department of Internal Medicine for 5 years.

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical records of patients, both genders, over 18 years of age with Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome according to the criteria for alcohol withdrawal.
• Clinical records of candidates for admission for neurological monitoring and with criteria for use of sedative drugs according to the CIWA-Ar scale
• Clinical records of patients containing the CIWA-Ar scale score at diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

• Clinical records of patients who already have a history of seizures or epilepsy
• Clinical records of diabetic patients with diabetic ketoacidosis
• Clinical records of patients who have not received any type of sedative treatment
• Clinical records of patients with chronic liver failure or liver cirrhosis
• Clinical records of patients with chronic liver disease with signs of hepatic encephalopathy
• Clinical records of patients with related toxic-alcoholic hepatitis
• Clinical records of patients with a life expectancy of less than 24 hours due to associated complications such as head trauma or other associated complications
• Clinical records of patients who require intubation and mechanical ventilation upon admission
• Clinical records of patients who have a vascular event that modifies the neurological evaluation
• Clinical records of patients who before admission show psychomotor alteration or neurological deterioration that modifies the neurological evaluation such as the presence of Wernicke's encephalopathy