Letter to the Editor Regarding Afshar et al. (2017): Cut-Point Levels of Phosphatidylethanol to Identify Alcohol Misuse in a Mixed Cohort Including Critically Ill Patients.
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Abstract
In this letter, we briefly discuss the findings by Afshar and colleagues (2017) regarding the use of the alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol (PEth) to identify alcohol misuse in a mixed cohort of individuals, particularly in critically ill patients from an intensive care unit (ICU). This particular patient group as highlighted by the authors is a difficult cohort to test for the presence of an alcohol use disorder and has therefore been under researched. We commend the authors for providing insights into the utility of PEth for identifying alcohol misuse in these patients. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research''s scope spans animal and human clinical research, epidemiological, experimental, policy, and historical research relating to any aspect of alcohol abuse, dependence, or alcoholism. This journal uses a multi-disciplinary approach in its scope of alcoholism, its causes, clinical and animal effect, consequences, patterns, treatments and recovery, predictors and prevention.
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