Covid-19 US: Alcohol withdrawal rates in hospitalized patients rises 34% - Daily Mail

A new study found that, over the course of the pandemic, from March 25 to September 22, alcohol withdrawal rates increased by 34% compared to the same time period in 2019 (above).

'We expected to see higher rates of alcohol withdrawal during the pandemic, and the data proved us right.

Increased vigilance to identify alcohol withdrawal with systematic screening of hospitalized patients will be pivotal as spikes in the pandemic force future stay-at-home orders.' .

During the last two weeks of May, rates of hospitalized patients with alcohol withdrawal were 84% in comparison with the same two weeks in 2019 (file image)

They found 340 patients diagnosed with alcohol withdrawal before the stay-at home order, 231 during the stay-at-home order, and 507 after the stay-at-home order. 

Results showed that during the pandemic, from March 25 to September 22,  alcohol withdrawal in hospitalized patients increased by 34 percent in comparison with the same time period in 2019. 

The largest incidence occurred during the last two weeks of the stay-at-home order, with an 84 percent higher rate of alcohol withdrawal patients compared to the same two weeks in 2019.