The ASAM Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management This clinical practice guideline will replace the two previous ASAM guidelines related to alcohol withdrawal management, “Pharmacological Management of Alcohol Withdrawal” 13 in 1997 and “Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium” 14 in 2004
The ASAM Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management . . . The guideline is one component in the overall treatment of alcohol use disorder, and it is intended to aid clinicians in patient management and decision-making to treat alcohol withdrawal (AW) The guideline was developed under ASAM’s Quality Improvement Council oversight committee
Approved Draft 3 19 2020 27 Recommendation I 6: Alcohol withdrawal severity assessment scales (including the Clinical Instrument 28 Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol, Revised [CIWA-Ar]) should not be used as a diagnostic tool
Executive Summary of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM . . . : The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management provides guidance on the identification and management of alcohol withdrawal in adults with varying degrees of syndrome severity
ASAM Alcohol Withdrawal Management Guideline Summary While the current clinical guideline focuses primarily on alcohol withdrawal management, it is important to underscore that alcohol withdrawal management alone is not an effective treatment for alcohol use disorder
The ASAM Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) developed this Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Manage-ment to provide updated information on evidence-based strat-egies (hereafter referred to as the Practice Guideline) and standards of care for alcohol withdrawal management in both ambulatory and inpatient settings