Clinical guideline highlights for the hospitalist: 2020 American Society of Addiction Medicine clinical practice guideline on alcohol withdrawal management

Rahul B Ganatra; Anthony C Breu; Matthew V Ronan

doi:10.12788/jhm.3729

Clinical guideline highlights for the hospitalist: 2020 American Society of Addiction Medicine clinical practice guideline on alcohol withdrawal management

J Hosp Med. 2022 Jan;17(1):47-49. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3729.

Authors

Rahul B Ganatra^{1

2}, Anthony C Breu^{1

2}, Matthew V Ronan^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Medical Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
² Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 34910619
DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3729

Abstract

The ASAM Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management RELEASE DATE: May 2020 PRIOR VERSION: 2004 American Society of Addiction Medicine guideline on management of alcohol withdrawal delirium DEVELOPER: American Society of Addiction Medicine FUNDING SOURCE: American Society of Addiction Medicine TARGET POPULATION: Adults hospitalized with alcohol withdrawal syndrome of any severity.

Publication types

Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Addiction Medicine*
Adult
Alcoholism* / therapy
Hospitalists*
Hospitalization
Humans
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome* / therapy
United States