Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Hepato-Biliary

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

Serious adverse events (proportion) · participants with severe alcoholic hepatitis

It is very uncertain whether pentoxifylline changes serious adverse events (proportion) 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 1.07 [0.76, 1.51]
1 study · 545 participants
Very low

Serious adverse events (proportion) · participants with alcoholic hepatitis (all severity)

It is very uncertain whether pentoxifylline changes serious adverse events (proportion) 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 1.07 [0.76, 1.51]
1 study · 545 participants
Very low