Evaluation of ventilation disorders in alcohol addicted males

: The aim of the study was to evaluate the ventilatory disturbances in alcohol addicted males. The examined group consisted of 59 alcoholics acutely poisoned with ethanol. 30 healthy individuals, occasionally drinkers, were the control group. The acetaldehyde concentration in relation to results of spirometric examination was analyzed. It's serum concentration in alcoholics was higher then in the coi* trol group. The frequency of central bronchi obstruction in ethanol dependent patients was significantly higher compared with the control. In examined group negative correlation between serum acetaldehyde concentration and spirometric parameters was noted and statistically significant for FEV1 and VC ones.