CIWA Score

Le score CIWA évalue les symptômes de sevrage alcoolique.

CIWA Score evaluates alcohol withdrawal symptoms to help with initiation of alcoholism detoxification therapy.

Result interpretation

Each of the 10 items in the CIWA-Ar weight between 0 and 7 points, depending on the severity of the experienced symptoms. The table below summarizes the CIWA-Ar scores and their interpretation:

CIWA-Ar score Interpretation (Withdrawal severity)

0 – 9 Absent or minimal

10 – 15 Mild

16 – 20 Moderate

21 – 67 Severe