A study on 282 patients with alcohol abuse admitted in Emergency Department and Poison Control Center of Bach Mai Hospital between 2002 and 2003 showed that the common acute conditions included: bleeding from esophageal vein, hepatic comma, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, and stroke. Less common acute conditions included bleeding from gastric intestinal, sepsis, and pancreatitis. Common acute conditions during treatment included hypoglycemia and hypokalemia. Hypokalemia often combined with alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Patients with over 15 years alcohol use had bad treatment result. Patients with less than 15 years alcohol use and less than 500ml/day had lower mortality rate
Alcoholism ; Alcohol Drinking