Assessing the Severity and Prognosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis
| Autor: | Lauren Myers, Joseph Ahn, Arnab Mitra |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Hepatology Hepatitis Alcoholic business.industry Severe disease Alcoholic hepatitis Prognosis medicine.disease Severity of Illness Index Liver Transplantation Discriminant function analysis Corticosteroid therapy medicine Candidacy Humans Intensive care medicine Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis business |
| Zdroj: | Clinics in Liver Disease. 25:585-593 |
| ISSN: | 1089-3261 |
| Popis: | Acute alcoholic hepatitis is a clinical entity with significant consequences. Those with severe disease can have high short-term mortality, and considerations for liver transplant candidacy may be raised. Estimating prognosis and mortality is of the utmost importance, as it can guide decision making for corticosteroid therapy and help patients gain an understanding of their illness. Maddrey's discriminant function and MELD score are 2 commonly used static models validated to help estimate severity and prognosis in acute alcoholic hepatitis. This article reviews the 2 models and others used in this difficult setting to assess these patients and guide decision making. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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