Is alcoholic hepatitis an indication for transplantation? Current management and outcomes

Key Points 1 In the absence of treatment, 50% of patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) [Maddrey function (DF) ≥ 32] die 2 months later. Among patients with severe AH treated by corticosteroids, 80% had 2‐month survival. Pentoxifylline is considered by some investigators to be an alternative...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Liver transplantation 2005-11, Vol.11 (S2), p.S21-S24
1. Verfasser:	Mathurin, Philippe
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alcoholics Corticoids Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Hepatitis Hepatitis, Alcoholic - drug therapy Hepatitis, Alcoholic - mortality Hepatitis, Alcoholic - surgery Humans Liver diseases Liver Transplantation Mortality Severity of Illness Index Survival Survival Rate Waiting Lists
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