PMID: 8442378Jan 1, 1993Paper

Excessive alcohol abuse

Zeitschrift für die gesamte innere Medizin und ihre Grenzgebiete
W Fries, G Haberhauer

Abstract

We studied 259 patients (m: 204, f: 55) admitted to our observation ward after drinking alcohol with blood levels above 3.9 g/l. Epidemiological data, clinical and laboratory data and therapeutic procedures were registered. Our analysis showed that such high blood levels of ethanol were only tolerated by a definite age-group of chronic alcoholics with mild organic injuries. Elevated mean cell volume and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase and additionally low BUN may be useful markers for chronic alcohol consumption.

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