RESUMENOBJETIVOS: demostrar la seguridad del proceso de desintoxicación ambulatoria de la dependencia alcohólica. METODOLOGÍA: análisis retrospectivo de 100 desintoxicaciones indicadas en la Unidad de Alcoholismo de Vigo, recogiendo las siguientes variables: sexo, edad, ámbito de desintoxicación, fármaco utilizado para la desintoxicación, otros fármacos para deshabituación (aversivos, anti-craving), desintoxicación completada, sintomatología de abstinencia leve, moderada o grave. Se utilizó para la desintoxicación Clometiazol en 66 casos, Tetrabamato en 29 y benzodiacepinas en 3 casos. Se cruzaron las variables estudiadas con la presencia o no de síntomas de abstinencia, utilizando la prueba del chi cuadrado.RESULTADOS: Se completó la desintoxicación ambulatoria en 88 casos sin la aparición de síntomas; aparecieron síntomas leves o moderados en 15 casos y ninguno presentó síntomas graves de abstinencia. Solo 2 casos precisaron ingreso hospitalario. Ninguna variable se correlaciona con la aparición de sínto-mas de abstinencia. CONCLUSIÓN: La desintoxicación ambulatoria es un proceso seguro, una vez excluida causa de ingreso. 29ABSTRACT GOAL: to show that out-patient detoxification is a safe process to treat alcoholic addiction.METHODS: a retrospective analysis of 100 detoxifications reported in the Alcoholism Unit of Vigo was performed. The following variables were included in the study: gender, age, detoxification environment, main drug used for detoxification, other drugs used for alcoholism treatment (aversive, anticraving), complete detoxification; symptoms of slight, moderate or serious abstinence. The following drugs were used for detoxification: Clometiazol in 66 cases, Tetrabamato in 29 and benzodiazepines in 3. A comparison analysis of these variables was carried out using the chi square test.RESULTS: The out-patient detoxification was successfully completed in 88 cases; slight or moderate symptoms of abstinence showed up in 15 cases, and none of them had serious symptoms of abstinence. Only 2 cases needed to be hospitalized.CONCLUSION: Out-patient detoxification is a safe process, if a reason for hospitalization is excluded.
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