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

Table 3 Characteristics of patients that showed to the first transitional care liver clinic visit by transplant eligibility at 1 yr

Variables	Show patients,	Show patients,	P value
	transplant eligible 1 yr	non-transplant eligible 1 yr
	[n = 7]	[n = 39]
Age
Mean (range)	51.9 (26-69)	51.8 (34-69)	0.98
Sex
Male	5 (71.4%)	26 (66.7%)	0.80
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian	7 (100.0%)	25 (64.1%)	0.08
Hispanic	0 (0.0%)	6 (15.4%)	0.57
African American	0 (0.0%)	6 (15.4%)	0.57
Other	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	1
Insurance
Medicaid	1 (14.3%)	18 (46.2%)	0.11
Medicare	2 (28.6%)	9 (23.1%)	0.75
Private	3 (42.9%)	9 (23.1%)	0.27
Uninsured	1 (14.3%)	3 (7.7%)	0.57
Homeless	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	1
English Primary Language	7 (100.0%)	36 (92.3%)	1
Marital Status
Married	3 (42.9%)	16 (41.0%)	0.93
Single	4 (57.1%)	23 (59.0%)	0.93
Cirrhosis Etiology
EtOH	6 (85.7%)	22 (56.4%)	0.14
EtOH/HCV	0 (0.0%)	11 (28.2%)	0.17
HCV	1 (14.3%)	2 (5.1%)	0.37
NASH	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	1
PBC	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	1
NASH/EtOH	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	1
Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1
Decompensation	7 (100.0%)	36 (92.3%)	1
Ascites	6 (85.7%)	30 (76.9%)	0.60
Hepatic Encephalopathy	4 (57.1%)	23 (59.0%)	0.93
Variceal hemorrhage	1 (14.3%)	12 (27.3%)	0.79
Child Pugh Score
A	1 (14.1%)	4 (10.3%)	0.75
B	5 (71.4%)	19 (48.7%)	0.27
C	1 (14.1%)	16 (41.0%)	0.18
MELD mean (range)	13.7 (10-20)	15.6 (6-30)	0.44
Patient reported active alcohol use on last admission	2 (28.6%)	25 (64.1%)	0.08
Patient reported active substance use on last admission	0 (0.0%)	5 (12.8%)	1
Previous 1 yr hospitalizations	5 (71.4%)	24 (61.5%)	0.62
Previous 1 yr hepatology visit	3 (42.9%)	13 (33.3%)	0.63
Accompanied at first TCLC	6 (85.7%)	13 (33.3%)	0.01
Deceased at 1 yr	0 (0.0%)	13 (33.3%)	0.17

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.