Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Mortality at maximal · participants with severe alcoholic hepatitis

It is very uncertain whether pentoxifylline changes mortality at maximal compared with no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological interventions for alcoholic liver disease (alcohol‐related liver disease) 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.8 [0.59, 1.07]
4 studies · 726 participants
Very low

Mortality at maximal · participants with alcoholic hepatitis (all severity)

It is very uncertain whether pentoxifylline changes mortality at maximal compared with no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological interventions for alcoholic liver disease (alcohol‐related liver disease) 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.77 [0.58, 1.02]
6 studies · 881 participants
Very low