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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2017; 23(37): 6868-6876
Published online Oct 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i37.6868
Published online Oct 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i37.6868
Table 3 Hospitalization characteristics n (%)
Index hospitalization | |
Complication of cirrhosis at index admission | Number of patients |
Volume-related | 64 (28.8) |
Hepatic encephalopathy | 61 (27.5) |
Variceal bleeding | 54 (24.3) |
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis | 27 (12.2) |
Other or > 1 complication | 16 (7.2) |
mean ± SD | |
Length of stay | 7.2 (7.8) |
MELD at admission | 13.3 (7.7) |
MELD at discharge | 12.2 (7.5) |
Readmissions | Number of patients |
Readmitted with the same complication | 88 (49.4) |
Readmitted in one month | 46 (20.7) |
Cause of readmission | |
Hepatic encephalopathy | 49 (35.5) |
Volume-related | 38 (27.5) |
Variceal bleeding | 31 (22.5) |
Other or > 1 complication | 12 (8.7) |
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis | 8 (5.8) |
- Citation: Seraj SM, Campbell EJ, Argyropoulos SK, Wegermann K, Chung RT, Richter JM. Hospital readmissions in decompensated cirrhotics: Factors pointing toward a prevention strategy. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(37): 6868-6876
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i37/6868.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i37.6868