General aspects of the treatment of alcoholic hepatitis

• 作者: Bhupinderjit S Anand Michael J Babineaux
• 来源期刊: 世界肝病学杂志：英文版（电子版）
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: ALCOHOLIC hepatitis ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL Nutritional support Complications of cirrhosis MALNUTRITION TREATMENT
• 年，卷（期）: 2011,（5）
• 页码范围: 126-130
• 页数: 5页
• 分类号: R575

摘要

General measures for treating patients with alcoholic hepatitis(AH) are similar irrespective of the disease severity.Alcohol abstinence is the cornerstone of treatment and can be achieved with appropriate social support,Alcoholics Anonymous and sometimes pharmacological therapy.Alcohol withdrawal should be anticipated and treatment initiated to prevent this complication.Treatment for complications of cirrhosis should be as for any other patient with cirrhosis.AH patients are particularly prone to infections and malnutrition.These should be identified and treated appropriately using broad spectrum antibiotics and nutritional support respectively.