Editorial group: Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group. Publication status and date: New search for studies and content updated (no change to conclusions), published in Issue 4, 2009.

Editorial group: Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group. Publication status and date: New search for studies and content updated (no change to conclusions), published in Issue 4, 2009.

These results are similar to previous studies with no significant improvement in outcomes. Alcoholic liver disease is not a contra-indication to intensive care unit admission but assessment of the individual patient is required. The most appropriate objective factors to guide prognostication are the presenting intensive care unit diagnosis and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score. First presentation of alcoholic liver disease is not a positive prognostic indicator.

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