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Appropriate
setting Summary of Evidence Reference
Hospital Predicted severe withdrawal among
patients admitted for alcohol withdrawal
management.
Wetterling et al., 2006
Hospital;
ICU
No formal validity study. DeCarolis et al.,
2007
Hospital;
ICU
Predicted complicated alcohol withdrawal
among medically ill, hospitalized patients.
Maldonado et al.,
2014; 2015
Medical and
surgical
Reliability and validity in medical and
surgical patients, including patients who are
sedated and/or ventilated.
Sessler et al.,
2002
Ambulatory
and Inpatient
High internal consistency, good construct
and concurrent validity.
Gossop et al.,
2002
ICU SEWS-driven protocol led to shorter
treatment episodes, possibly driven by high
administration of medication in first 24
hours of treatment.
Beresford et al., 2017
Emergency
Department
Showed potential for measuring
pretreatment alcohol withdrawal severity in
the emergency department.
Gray et al., 2010
Hospital Use of a shortened 10-item CIWA led to
similar complication rates but reduced
symptom duration compared to 18-item
CIWA.
Foy et al., 2006
