Bell J, The E, Patel A, Lewis J, Batey R
Drug and Alcohol Unit, Westmead Hospital, NSW.
Med J Aust. 1988 Oct 3;149(7):351-5. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1988.tb120666.x.
We studied a sample of 302 inpatients from all medical and surgical wards of Westmead Hospital. Twenty-six per cent of patients (47% of men and 4% of women) were identified as past or current "at-risk" drinkers. Current drinkers preponderantly were male and were more likely to be admitted to hospital with trauma. Apart from trauma, alcohol-related disease was not diagnosed commonly, and most drinkers were admitted to hospital with diagnoses that were not related clearly to alcohol abuse. Hospital medical staff members appeared reluctant to address alcohol abuse; a low rate of alcohol problems was identified, and alcohol-related diseases appeared to be underdiagnosed.
我们研究了来自韦斯特米德医院所有内科和外科病房的302名住院患者样本。26%的患者（47%的男性和4%的女性）被确定为过去或当前的“高危”饮酒者。当前饮酒者以男性为主，更有可能因创伤入院。除创伤外，酒精相关疾病并不常见，大多数饮酒者因与酒精滥用无明显关联的诊断入院。医院医务人员似乎不愿处理酒精滥用问题；酒精问题识别率低，酒精相关疾病似乎诊断不足。
