Abstract
Aims: To study whether routine blood parameters in patients with alcohol syndrome predict the risk of developing delirium tremens. Methods: Biochemical parameters were collected and analysed in 212 patients attending a psychiatry department for inpatient alcohol detoxification treatment. Results: Differences between those who did, and did not, develop delirium were observed in baseline platelet count (131 ± 53 versus 270 ± 83 × 109/l, t = −10.013, P 75 U/l, and total WBC count <7 × 109/l, although not significant as independent risk factors, showed high specificity and predictive value in conjunction with low platelet count and/or previous history of delirium tremens. A normal baseline platelet count nearly rules out development of delirium tremens in patients with alcohol withdrawal in this population.
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