A Randomized Trial of Prednisolone in Patients with Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis
- 20 February 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 326 (8) , 507-512
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199202203260802
Abstract
Controlled trials have yielded inconsistent results with regard to the efficacy of corticosteroids in the treatment of alcoholic hepatitis. Three meta-analyses suggest that they may be effective in patients with encephalopathy who have severe liver disease.Keywords
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