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Grim rise of pandemic alcoholism: Two hospitals saw 34% increase in patients suffering from alcohol withdrawals when admitted for other conditions during the COVID-19 crisis
A new study looked at patients suffering from alcohol withdrawal at two Delaware hospitals between January 1, 2018 and September 22, 2020
Over the course of the pandemic, from March 25 to September 22, alcohol withdrawal rates increased by 34% compared to the same time period in 2019
During the last two weeks of May, rates were 84% in comparison with the same two weeks in 2019
Researchers say the findings are a clarion call for other hospital systems to ramp up their screening for alcohol withdrawal so it can be treated
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During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, there was a 34% increase in alcohol withdrawal (AW) rates among hospitalized patients at ChristianaCare, according to a research letter published today in the
The study is believed to be the first to quantify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol withdrawal among hospitalized patients.
The retrospective study conducted at ChristianaCare, one of the largest health systems in the mid-Atlantic region, found that the rate of alcohol withdrawal in hospitalized patients was consistently higher in 2020 compared to both 2019 and the average of 2019 and 2018. Our findings are relevant nationally and serve as a clarion call to alert other hospital systems to the increased need to screen for and treat alcohol use withdrawal, and to refer patients for ongoing alcohol treatment, said Terry Horton, M.D., ChristianaCare s chief of Addiction Medicine and senior author on the research letter.
City of Vinita
The Vinita City Council voted Tuesday night to approve a mandatory mask ordinance similar to the ones adopted by Tulsa, Jenks, and other Green Country municipalities meant to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
According to the Oklahoma State Medical Association, which supports mask mandates on both the local and state levels, Vinita is now one of at least 33 municipalities in the state to have enacted such an ordinance.
Dr. Terry Horton said Vinita s Saint Francis Hospital was struggling under the weight of the pandemic. Sometimes when you re watching TV you have a little trouble believing that things are as bad as you hear. I just wanted to make sure that everybody understands that it is as bad as you hear, Horton said.