Being accompanied to liver discharge clinic: An easy measure to identify potential liver transplant candidates among those previously considered ineligible

Table 2 Characteristics of patients by show and no-show to the first transitional care liver clinic visit

Variables	Show patients[n = 46]	No Show patients[n = 23]	P value
Age
Mean (range)	51.8 (26-69)	50.6 (30-68)	0.63
Sex
Male	31 (67.4%)	14 (60.9%)	0.59
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian	32 (69.6%)	12 (52.2%)	0.16
Hispanic	6 (13.0%)	6 (26.1%)	0.18
African American	6 (13.0%)	5 (21.7%)	0.35
Other	2 (4.3%)	0 (0%)	0.55
Insurance
Medicaid	22 (47.8%)	16 (69.6%)	0.09
Medicare	10 (21.7%)	3 (13.0%)	0.38
Private	11 (23.9%)	3 (13.0%)	0.29
Uninsured	3 (6.5%)	1 (4.3%)	0.72
Homeless	1 (2.2%)	1 (4.3%)	0.61
English primary language	43 (93.5%)	20 (87.0%)	0.36
Marital status
Married	19 (41.3%)	8 (34.8%)	0.60
Single	27 (58.7%)	15 (65.2%)	0.60
Cirrhosis etiology
EtOH	28 (60.9%)	11 (47.8%)	0.30
EtOH/HCV	11 (23.9%)	4 (17.4%)	0.54
HCV	3 (6.5%)	4 (17.4%)	0.16
NASH	2 (4.3%)	2 (8.9%)	0.47
PBC	1 (2.2%)	0 (0%)	1
NASH/EtOH	1 (2.2%)	0 (0%)	1
AIH	0 (0%)	1 (4.3%)	0.33
HBV	0 (0%)	1 (4.3%)	0.33
Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1
Decompensation	43 (93.5%)	20 (87.0%)	0.36
Ascites	36 (78.2%)	18 (78.3%)	1
Hepatic Encephalopathy	27 (58.7%)	11 (47.8%)	0.39
Variceal hemorrhage	13 (28.3%)	7 (30.4%)	0.85
Child Pugh Score
A	5 (10.9%)	4 (17.4%)	0.45
B	24 (52.2%)	10 (43.5%)	0.50
C	17 (37.0%)	9 (39.1%)	0.86
MELD mean (range)	15.3 (6–30)	14.4 (7-26)	0.54
Patient reported active alcohol use on last admission	27 (58.7%)	13 (56.5%)	0.86
Patient reported active substance use on last admission	5 (10.9%)	4 (17.4%)	0.45
Previous 1 yr hospitalizations	29 (63.0%)	15 (65.2%)	0.86
Previous 1 yr hepatology visit	16 (34.8%)	9 (39.1%)	0.72
Accompanied at first TCLC	19 (41.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0.0001
Deceased at 1 yr	13 (28.3%)	7 (30.4%)	0.85

EtOH: Alcohol; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; PBC: Primary biliary cholangitis; NASH: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; AIH: Autoimmune hepatitis; PSC: Primary sclerosing cholangitis; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; TCLC: Transitional care liver clinic.