Introduction Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) continues to be a frequent cause of alcohol related mortality. The Glasgow Alcoholic Hepatitis Score (GAHS) has not only been proposed as an accurate measure of prognosis, but also as a guide to therapeutic intervention. However these studies have been ...
A score of 9 or more identify patients most at risk of death. A score of 9 or more can be used either on day 1 (admission day) or day 6-9. Patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis mDF > 32 (modified discriminant function) or more specifically GAHS>9 benefit from corticosteroids, and ...
The scoring systems used to assess the severity of AH [Maddrey Discriminant Function (mDF), Child–Pugh Score (CPS) and Glasgow Alcoholic Hepatitis Score (GAHS)] have shown to be useful in determining severity and predicting mortality in these patients.AimThe aim of this study was to compare ...
The scoring systems used to assess the severity of AH [Maddrey Discriminant Function (mDF), Child–Pugh Score (CPS) and Glasgow Alcoholic Hepatitis Score (GAHS)] have shown to be useful in determining severity and predicting mortality in these patients. Aim The aim of this study was to ...
Introduction Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) continues to be a frequent cause of alcohol related mortality. The Glasgow Alcoholic Hepatitis Score (GAHS) has not only been proposed as an accurate measure of prognosis, but also as a guide to therapeutic intervention. However these studies have been ...
The use of corticosteroids in the treatment acute alcoholic hepatitis remains controversial. Their use has been recommended for patients with a discriminant function. The recently described Glasgow Alcoholic Hepatitis Score (GAHS) appears to have a greater accuracy in predicting patient outcome. Patients ...