Effects of Multiday Ethanol Intoxication on Postburn Inflammation, Lung Function, and Alveolar Macrophage Phenotype.

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Burn patients who consumed alcohol before injury have worse clinical outcomes, including longer hospital stays, increased ventilator days, and more respiratory infections. Most alcohol consumers are binge drinkers and not chronic alcoholics, and binge drinking patterns fluctuate over the week, with consecutive days of drinking over the weekend followed by relative abstinence during the week. We used a murine...

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