RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Risk Assessment in Patients with Acute Alcohol Intoxication JF In Vivo JO In Vivo FD International Institute of Anticancer Research SP 123 OP 127 VO 29 IS 1 A1 JOACHIM GRUETTNER A1 THOMAS WALTER A1 SIEGFRIED LANG A1 MIRIAM REICHERT A1 STEPHAN HAAS YR 2015 UL http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/29/1/123.abstract AB Aim: Patients with acute alcohol intoxication present a serious and still growing problem for pre- and intra-hospital emergency services. Data on the clinical risk assessment of alcohol-intoxicated patients are sparse. The aim of the present work was, therefore, to collect and assess relevant risk parameters. Materials and Methods: At the Mannheim University Hospital, the medical records of 844 alcohol-intoxicated Emergency Department patients were retrospectively studied and evaluated. Results: The patients with alcohol intoxications were predominantly males with an average age of 45 years. Mean blood alcohol concentration was 0.28%. The rate of haemodynamic, respiratory or metabolic complications in these patients was low. In 43% of cases, there was moderately to severely impaired consciousness. About half of the patients were treated on an outpatient basis. Conclusion: Our data demonstrate a low clinical risk for alcohol-intoxicated patients. Nevertheless, it is necessary to provide a defined monitoring standard in order to also be prepared for the few potential complications of alcohol intoxication and the possible differential diagnoses of impaired consciousness.