Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2016; 22(25): 5780-5789
Published online Jul 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i25.5780
Table 2 Diagnostic data1
Percentχ2P value
Diagnosis (ICD-9 code)
Portal hypertension (572.3)43.5%< 0.001
Ascites (789.5)30.9%
Esophageal variceal bleeding (456.20)28.9%
Other ascites (789.59)18.8%
Acute post-hemorrhagic anemia (285.1)18.3%
Diabetes, uncomplicated (250.00)17.8%
Hepatic encephalopathy (572.2)17.5%
Hypertension NOS (401.9)17.4%
Cirrhosis of liver NOS (571.5)16.1%
Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis (571.2)15.3%
Thrombocytopenia NOS (287.5)15.0%
Varices of other sites (456.8)13.7%
Acute kidney failure NOS (584.9)13.3%
Esophageal varices w/no bleeding (456.21)13.1%
Acute respiratory failure (518.81)12.8%
AHRQ comorbidity measure
AIDS0.7%< 0.001
CHF5.2%< 0.001
Coagulopathy35.7%< 0.001
Liver disease84.1%< 0.001
Lymphoma0.6%< 0.001
Fluid and electrolyte disorders36.8%< 0.001
Metastatic cancer1.3%< 0.001
Perivascular disease3.7%< 0.001
Pulmonary circulation disorders3.2%< 0.001
Renal failure13.6%< 0.001
Solid tumor without mets3.3%< 0.001
Valvular disease2.4%< 0.001
Weight loss14.0%< 0.001