- When assessing a patient on ICU (or hospital) admission to determine if they have risk of alcohol withdrawal, either as their presenting problem or a potential later complication, it seems like many of us have independently come up with a one-question screen: do you drink alcohol every day?Mar 18, 2025 22:26
- In general, this seems to identify high risk patients - people who can go days without drinking are unlikely to develop serious withdrawal. Time since last drink and typical quantity are less useful, as while there is probably some predictive value, no specific cutoff of these rules people in or out
