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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2009; 15(13): 1613-1619
Published online Apr 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1613
Published online Apr 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1613
Table 1 Comparison of baseline parameters of patients receiving pentoxifylline (group I) vs those receiving prednisolone (group II) in the treatment of severe alcoholic hepatitis (mean ± SD)
Parameter | Group I (pentoxifylline) (n = 34) | Group II (prednisolone) (n = 34) | P value |
Age (yr) | 47.53 ± 11.16 | 46.47 ± 9.67 | 0.68 |
Male:female | 34:0 | 33:1 | - |
Ascites | 31 | 33 | 0.37 |
Encephalopathy | 20 | 23 | 0.61 |
Varices | 23 | 22 | 0.80 |
Maddrey DF score | 54.25 ± 16.24 | 57.78 ± 17.08 | 0.39 |
MELD score | 23.14 ± 3.97 | 22.65 ± 3.33 | 0.58 |
GAHS | 8.23 ± 1.07 | 7.94 ± 0.95 | 0.24 |
Child’s score | 11.85 ± 1.62 | 12.15 ± 1.28 | 0.41 |
Mean TLC (/cm3) | 13926.47 ± 3068.15 | 15225 ± 11836.18 | 0.5379 |
Serum Na (mEq/L) | 135.26 ± 8.26 | 132.80 ± 6.90 | 0.1908 |
Serum K (mEq/L) | 4.18 ± 0.72 | 4.293 ± 0.98 | 0.6207 |
Urea (mg/dL) | 31.68 ± 27.63 | 25.74 ± 16.92 | 0.2889 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.42 ± 0.61 | 1.19 ± 0.32 | 0.057 |
Bilirubin (mg/dL) | 5.40 ± 2.50 | 6.604 ± 3.90 | 0.1345 |
Albumin (gm/dL) | 3.19 ± 0.67 | 3.040 ± 0.75 | 0.3870 |
ALT (IU/L) | 54.88 ± 23.25 | 57.38 ± 20.50 | 0.6397 |
INR | 1.97 ± 0.34 | 2.04 ± 0.31 | 0.3493 |
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Citation: De BK, Gangopadhyay S, Dutta D, Baksi SD, Pani A, Ghosh P. Pentoxifylline
versus prednisolone for severe alcoholic hepatitis: A randomized controlled trial. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(13): 1613-1619 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i13/1613.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.1613