Complicated Alcohol Withdrawal-An Unintended Consequence of COVID-19 Lockdown.
Alcohol Alcohol
; 55(4): 350-353, 2020 Jun 25.
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| ID: mdl-32400859
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To assess the impact of COVID-19-related lockdown in India on alcohol-dependent persons.METHOD:
We examined the change in the incidence of severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome presenting to hospitals in the city of Bangalore.RESULTS:
A changepoint analysis of the time series data (between 01.01.20 to 11.04.20) showed an increase in the average number of cases from 4 to 8 per day (likelihood ratio test χ2 = 72, df = 2, P < 0.001).CONCLUSION:
An unintended consequence of the lockdown was serious illness in some patients with alcohol use disorders.
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Isolamento Social
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Síndrome de Abstinência a Substâncias
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Pandemias
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Betacoronavirus
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Alcohol Alcohol
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Índia