CIWA-Ar (Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment - Alcohol revised) is a decision tool for predicting severity of alcohol withdrawal.











 

Score ≥ 10 usually indicates need for treatment.

 

Sullivan JT et al. "Assessment of alcohol withdrawal: the revised Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol Scale (CIWA-Ar)." Br J Addict. 1989; 84(11): 1353-7.

Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies. 9e. 2011; 1134-42.