Alcohol Rehabilitation Within 30 Days of Hospital Discharge is Associated With Reduced Readmission, Relapse, and Death in Patients with Alcoholic Hepatitis

Patients admitted to the hospital for alcoholic hepatitis (AH) are at increased risk of readmission and death. We aimed to identify factors associated with readmission, alcohol relapse, and mortality.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - April 27, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Thoetchai (Bee) Peeraphatdit, Patrick S. Kamath, Victor M. Karpyak, Brian Davis, Vivek Desai, Suthat Liangpunsakul, Arun Sanyal, Naga Chalasani, Vijay H. Shah, Douglas A. Simonetto Source Type: research