People who survive an episode of severe alcoholic hepatitis should be advised to maintain total abstinence from alcohol
People who survive an episode of severe alcoholic hepatitis should be advised to maintain total abstinence from alcohol
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应建议在严重酒精性肝炎发作后幸存的人保持完全戒酒
DOI:
10.1002/hep.29825
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发表时间:
2018
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影响因子:
13.5
通讯作者:
Atkinson S
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作者:
Atkinson S
We read with interest the article published in HEPATOLOGY by Louvet et al.(1) highlighting factors influencing outcomes in people with severe alcoholic hepatitis. They found that beyond 6 months, alcohol relapse, defined as consumption of 30 g/day, was an independent predictor of mortality with a dose-related effect on the hazard ratio (HR). The effect of drinking behavior on outcome has also been examined in data collected in the Steroids and Pentoxyfylline for Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis (STOPAH) trial.(2) Patients were classified, in the original published analysis, as abstinent or drinking. A return to alcohol consumption at day 90 was associated with a significantly higher mortality at day 450 than abstinence (HR, 2.77; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.79-4.29; P< 0.00001).(2) We have reexamined these data in an attempt to replicate the dose-