Alcoholic liver disease in emergency medicine

Alcoholic liver disease is a serious medical problem affecting public health. The article presents an analysis of data from 79 hospitalized patients over a one-year period of time. It has been established that nutritional-toxic hepatitis caused by alcohol is the main cause of death in patients with liver cirrhosis. In half of the cases, death of alcoholic cirrhosis occurred within 24 hours after hospitalization. The need to take measures to control and prevent the disease is emphasized.