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Alcohol withdrawal syndrome worsens cancer surgery outcomes

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

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Source: www.oncologyreport.com/ Author: Damian McNamara Patients with head and neck cancers who develop alcohol withdrawal syndrome perioperatively experience significantly more complications after undergoing surgery, a large database analysis indicates. The presence of withdrawal symptoms was associated with a 25% incidence of postoperative complications, compared with 14% among patients who abused alcohol and 7% among those [...]

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