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National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions. (2023) Alcohol-use disorders: diagnosis and clinical management of alcohol-related physical complications. London: NICE. NICE Quality standard [QS11].

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External website: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs11

July 2023: This quality standard was updated, and statements prioritised in 2011 were updated or replaced. The topic was identified for update following the annual review of quality standards. The review identified:
• changes in the priority areas for improvement
• changes in commissioning.
Statements are marked as:
• [new 2023] if the statement covers a new area for quality improvement
• [2011, updated 2023] if the statement covers an area for quality improvement included in the 2011 quality standard and has been updated.

This guideline covers key areas in the investigation and management of the following alcohol-related conditions in adults and young people (aged 10 years and older):

• acute alcohol withdrawal, including seizures and delirium tremens
• Wernicke’s encephalopathy
• liver disease
• acute and chronic pancreatitis.

It does not specifically look at women who are pregnant, children younger than 10 years, or people with physical or mental health conditions caused by alcohol use, other than those listed above.


Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Guideline, Report
Drug Type
Alcohol
Intervention Type
General / Comprehensive, Treatment method, Psychosocial treatment method, Rehabilitation/Recovery, Screening / Assessment
Source
Date
August 2023
Identification #
NICE Quality standard [QS11]
Pages
30 p.
Publisher
NICE
Corporate Creators
National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions
Place of Publication
London
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Accession Number
HRB (Electronic Only)

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