Criteria used to select patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) for transplantation28
| Medical criteria | Psychosocial criteria |
|---|---|
| First episode of AH | Commitment to abstinence |
| Treatment failure (Lille score >0.45, or rapid worsening of LFTs despite therapy) | Supportive family |
| No severe medical comorbidities | Consensus of medical and paramedical staff that transplantation was justified |