Stratification and selection of therapies to improve survival in severe alcoholic hepatitis

Figure 2 Algorithm for management of severe alcoholic hepatitis. Steroids are the mainstay of treatment. Response to steroids is assessed at day 7 by Lille score. Steroid non-responder or steroid-ineligible can be considered for rescue therapies on case to case basis. SAH: Severe alcoholic hepatitis; LT: Liver transplant; MELD: Model for end stage liver disease; mDF: Maddrey’s discriminant function; TLC: Total leucocyte count; AKI: Acute kidney injury; PLEX: Plasma exchange; GCSF: Granulocyte colony stimulating factor.