Utility of the MELD and MELD-Lactate scale in patients with severe Alcoholic Hepatitis as a predictor of severity and early mortality.

Utility of the MELD and MELD-Lactate scale in patients with severe Alcoholic Hepatitis as a predictor of severity and early mortality.

Introduction and Objectives: Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH) causes acute inflammation of the liver. The prognosis depends on the recovery of the liver from rapid improvement to multi-organ failure and death. There are scales that establish the prognosis and respond to steroid in AH, based on biochemical m...

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Main Authors: Francisco I. García-Juárez, Irais A. Garcia-Espinosa, Claudia L. Dorantes-Nava, Jose L. Perez Hernandez, María F. Higuera-de la Tijera, Daniel Santana-Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S166526812400245X

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