Cancer des voies aéro-digestives supérieures (VADS) et types de boissons alcooliques

On ne peut conclure de cette recherche qu'un type de boisson alcoolique soit plus susceptible qu'un autre d'induire un cancer des voies aéro-digestives supérieures (VADS).

Intoxications alcooliques massives aux urgences: combien, qui, quoi et comment [Massive alcoholic poisoning in the emergency department: how many, who, what and how?].

Alcohol abuse causes numerous medical and social problems. In spite of the decrease of the global consumption of alcohol per capita in Switzerland during the last years, the cases of massive alcoholic poisoning seem increasing in emergency departments. Very few data is available at the moment on this phenomenon. The present article focuses on this problem within the framework of the emergency department of the CHUV. It aims at bringing to light on the sociodemographic and medical characteristics, as well as on the characteristics of the stay of these patients who are admitted with such a problem, to have a global vision of this phenomenon.