Management of end-stage alcohol-related liver disease and severe acute alcohol-related hepatitis: position paper of the Italian Society on Alcohol (SIA)

Worldwide, the prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) is 20 –30% in men and 10–15% in women, and cirrhosis due to alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is responsible for 0.9% of global deaths and 47.9% of cirrhosis-related deaths. End-stage ALD (ESALD) is the final condition of alcohol-related cirrhosis, and severe acute alcohol-related hepatitis (SAAH) i s a distinct clinical syndrome associated with the consumption of large amounts of alcohol. In some cases, ESALD, and SAAH may need liver transplantation (LT).

Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - November 18, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Gianni Testino, Teo Vignoli, Valentino Patussi, Emanuele Scafato, Fabio Caputo, on behalf of the SIA board (Appendix A) and the external expert supervisors (Appendix B) Tags: Guidelines Source Type: research