Corticosteroids improve short-term survival in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis: meta-analysis of individual patient data

INTRODUCTION: A meta-analysis was performed using individual patient data from the five most recent randomised controlled trials (RCTs) which evaluated corticosteroids in severe alcoholic hepatitis (Maddrey discriminant function (DF) ≥ 32 or encephalopathy). This approach overcomes limitations assoc... View More