Abstract
Both AUDIT-C alcohol screening scores up to a year before surgery and clinical documentation of drinking over 2 drinks per day immediately prior to surgery ("documented drinking >2d/d") are associated with increased postoperative complications and health care utilization. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether documented drinking >2d/d contributed additional information about postoperative risk beyond past-year AUDIT-C screening results.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Drug and Alcohol Dependence |
Volume | 132 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 521-7 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 0376-8716 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2013 |