Severity of Ethanol Withdrawal Scale (SEWS) assesses severity of alcohol withdrawal.
Score ≥ 6: ↑ risk of requiring treatment for alcohol withdrawal.
This score has not been validated in a peer-reviewed fashion. It was internally validated at Veterans Affairs hospital near Denver, resulting in decreased duration of withdrawal and hospital stay compared to CIWA-Ar.
Sankoff J et al. Accomplishing Much in a Short Time: Use of a Rapid Improvement Event to Redesign the Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Alcohol Withdrawal. Am J Med Qual. 2012.