Table 2

Relationship between mortality and the presence of ascites and hyperbilirubinemia in persons with alcoholic hepatitis.

Bilirubin >8 mg/dL

Ascites

Number of patients

30-day Mortality

Yes

Yes

6

83%

Yes

No

2

0%

No

Yes

11

18%

No

No

15

0%

Sheth et al. BMC Gastroenterology 2002 2:2   doi:10.1186/1471-230X-2-2