MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'intoxicated'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:30 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734612&cid=t_298782_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Fdoctors-drinking-affects-next-days-surgery%2F Persistent Next-Day Effects of Excessive Alcohol Consumption on Laparoscopic Surgical PerformancePurpose; To examine the effect of previous-day excessive alcohol consumption on laparoscopic surgical performance.Study 1 was a randomized controlled trial. Study 2 was a cohort study. Sixteen science students (laparoscopic novices) participated in study 1. Eight laparoscopic experts participated in study 2. All participants were trained on the Minimally Invasive Surgical Trainer Virtual Reality (MIST-VR).The participants in study 1 were randomized to either abstain from alcohol or consume alcohol until intoxicated. All study 2 subjects freely consumed alcohol until intoxicated. Subjects were assessed the following day at 9 AM, 1 PM, and 4 PM on MIST-VR tasks.Assessment measures included time, ... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734612 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:30:58 +0100 4734612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4287583&cid=t_298782_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation%2FwAgT%2F%7E3%2F652viuRP4ug%2F Postural sway among abstinent alcoholics can be improved up to a pointExcessive sway during quiet standing is a common and significant consequence of chronic alcoholism, even after prolonged sobriety, and can lead to fall-related injury and even death.A new study of residual postural instability in alcohol-abstinent men and women shows that alcoholics improve with prolonged sobriety, but the improvement may not fully erase the problem of instability.Results will be published in the March 2010 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research and are currently available at Early View.“Caricatures depict acutely intoxicated individuals with a stumbling, weaving, wobbly gait,” said Edith V. Sullivan, professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at Sta... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4287583 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 01:15:03 +0100 4287583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3845055&cid=t_298782_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Ftexas-medical-authorities-criticized-lax-prosecution-impaired-physician-dr-felix-nabor-sabates-jr%2F Dr. Felix Nabor Sabates, Jr. was allowed to keep practicing medicine despite much evidence that he was seriously impaired, including a recent driving while intoxicated charge where he was observed driving at speeds in excess of 100 mph. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3845055 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:45:13 +0100 3845055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3120615&cid=t_298782_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Fpostural-sway-in-alcoholics%2F Postural sway among abstinent alcoholics can be improved up to a point Excessive sway during quiet standing is a common and significant consequence of chronic alcoholism, even after prolonged sobriety, and can lead to fall-related injury and even death. A new study of residual postural instability in alcohol-abstinent men and women shows that alcoholics improve with prolonged sobriety, but the improvement may not fully erase the problem of instability. Results will be published in the March 2010 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research and are currently available at Early View. “Caricatures depict acutely intoxicated individuals with a stumbling, weaving, wobbly gait,” said Edith V. Sullivan, professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3120615 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:18:40 +0100 3120615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2898900&cid=t_298782_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Finjuries-reduced-when-victim-intoxicated%2F It happens a lot. We read or hear of a drunk driving crash (I refuse to call it an accident) and while the victims are severely hurt or killed, the drunk driver walks away, virtually unhurt. Or, even if hurt, they recover quickly. It always makes me wonder about the effect of alcohol on the body when it gets hurt. Now it seems, there’s proof that being drunk limits the amount of damage the body sustains in a trauma. Researchers studied almost 8000 people who had been hurt in accidents. They were looking to see if alcohol in the body at the time of the accident had any impact on the severity of the injuries. The study findings were published in the most recent issue of the journal American Surgeon. The researchers weren’t interested in glamorizing alcohol and hope that this stud... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2898900 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:36:39 +0100 2898900