@article{ref1,
title="Hospital Use of Ethanol Survey (HUES): preliminary results",
journal="Journal of addictive diseases",
year="2002",
author="Smoger, Steven H. and Looney, Stephen W. and Blondell, Richard D. and Wieland, L. Susan and Sexton, Leslie and Rhodes, Sandra B. and Swift, Robert M.",
volume="21",
number="2",
pages="65-73",
abstract="Little information exists about alcohol use within health facilities. We sought to determine alcohol use and control in acute-care hospitals by mailing a questionnaire to a convenience sample of Pharmacy Directors of 24 hospitals in two regions. Of 23 responders, in-patient alcohol was dispensed by 21 (91%) within the last 5 years. Of these 21, both beverage and intravenous alcohol were dispensed by 13 (62%), only beverage alcohol by seven (33%), and only intravenous alcohol by one (5%). No institutional policies regarding alcohol dispensing existed in 16 (70%) hospitals. Alcohol was frequently used as a patient courtesy (14/20, 70%), and to prevent withdrawal (7/20, 35%). All pharmacies procured intravenous alcohol in a formal process, but 60% (12/20) obtained beverage alcohol informally. Alcohol is widely dispensed with few guidelines in this sample of acute-care hospitals. Additional research on therapeutic efficacy, consequences, and institutional oversight of alcohol in hospitals is needed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1055-0887",
doi="10.1300/J069v21n02_06",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J069v21n02_06"
}