Yosuke Homma, Takashi Shiga, Yuiko Hoshina, Kenji Numata, Michiko Mizobe, Yoshiyuki Nakashima, Jin Takahashi, Tetsuya Inoue, Osamu Takahashi, Hiraku Funakoshi
OBJECTIVES: Acute alcohol intoxication is often treated in emergency departments by intravenous crystalloid fluid (IVF), but it is not clear that this shortens the time to achieving sobriety. The study aim was to investigate the association of IVF infusion and length of stay in the ED. METHODS: This single-center retrospective cohort study was conducted in Japan and included patients aged ≥20years of age and treated for acute alcohol intoxication without or with IVF...
April 2018: American Journal of Emergency Medicine