Anesthetic management of the alcoholic patient.

This article encompasses a brief background on the physical effects of alcohol-both in acute intoxication and in the chronic alcoholic. Also covered is an explanation of the process of intoxication, blood alcohol concentration and its pertinence in the anesthetic management of the acutely intoxicated. The author includes a section on the anesthetic management of both the chronic alcoholic and the patient who is acutely intoxicated.