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Practical Concerns and Controversies in the Management of Alcoholic Hepatitis.

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Recent advances in the treatment of alcoholic hepatitis (AH) have reinforced the utility of glucocorticoids, a treatment that has been in use for nearly 4 decades, to enhance short-term survival. As multi-institutional consortia research new therapeutic advances, this orphan disease, which afflicts younger patients and has poor outcomes, continues to be difficult to manage. AH has a protean clinical presentation and course, with various prediction models and treatment approaches that can challenge even experienced providers. This review addresses 4 key controversies and other practical issues associated with the diagnosis, prognosis, management, and treatment of patients with AH.

Source: PubMed Central

Authors: Gene Y Im, Michael R Lucey

Institutions: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Language: English

Topic: Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects

Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2581668087

FWCI: 2.371

Cites: 108

Cited by: 15

Related to: 10