Predicting mortality by the Glasgow alcoholic hepatitis score: the long awaited progress?

H Tilg; A Kaser

doi:10.1136/gut.2004.063420

Predicting mortality by the Glasgow alcoholic hepatitis score: the long awaited progress?

Gut. 2005 Aug;54(8):1057-9. doi: 10.1136/gut.2004.063420.

Authors

H Tilg¹, A Kaser

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria. Herbert.Tilg@uibk.ac.at

Abstract

The new Glasgow alcoholic hepatitis score may represent a substantial improvement in clinical phenotyping and could catalyse the development of new treatments in severe alcoholic hepatitis.

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MeSH terms

Fatty Liver / complications
Fatty Liver / mortality
Hepatitis, Alcoholic / complications
Hepatitis, Alcoholic / mortality*
Humans
Prognosis
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index