Alexandra K. Kraft

ORCID: 0000-0003-0677-3971
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  • Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Poisoning and overdose treatments

University of Minnesota Medical Center
2023-2025

Introduction: Alcohol is the most frequently abused drug in United States, and alcohol use disorder (AUD) a common comorbidity intensive care units (ICUs). Patients Methods: We performed retrospective chart review of patients admitted to an ICU between January 2017 March 2019 at tertiary hospital serving large rural population. with diagnoses AUDs were included. excluded if they did not require care. Patient demographics, course, infection type, culture results, mortality evaluated. compared...

10.1089/sur.2024.044 article EN Surgical Infections 2025-01-27

Background: Alcohol use disorders (AUD) are common in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) and increase the risk for worse outcomes. In this study, we describe factors associated with patient mortality after ICU admission effect of chemical dependency (CD) counseling on outcomes year following admission. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed demographics, hospital data, documentation CD by medical providers all AUD our institution between January 2017 March 2019. Primary were...

10.4266/acc.2022.00584 article EN cc-by-nc Acute and Critical Care 2023-01-10
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