Outpatient telephonic transitional care after hospital discharge improves survival in cirrhotic patients

Table 4 Comparison of studies describing various interventions targeted to improve outcomes after hospital discharge in cirrhotic patients

Ref.	Intervention type	Number of patients	Timing of intervention	Unplanned readmission rate				Mortality
				1 mo	3 mo	6 mo		1 mo	3 mo	6 mo
Wigg et al[8], 2013	Chronic disease management program	C:20 T:40	12 mo after discharge	C: 0.4/person/yr T: 1/person/yr				1C: 15% 1T: 10%
Morando et al[10], 2013	Care management checkup model	C: 60 T: 40	12 mo after discharge	C: 42% T: 15%	NA		NA	1C: 46% 1T: 23%
Tapper et al[9], 2016	Handheld (1st phase) and electronic (2nd phase) checklists	C: 626 T: 1st: 470 2nd: 624	Inpatient stay	C: 38% T: 1st: 35% 2nd: 27%	NA		NA	NA	C: 20% T: 1st: 15% 2nd: 21%	NA
Kanwal et al[7], 2016	Early follow up in clinic	C: 17094 T: 8123	At discharge	C: 14% T: 15%	NA		NA	C: 5% T: 3%	NA	NA
Current study	Outpatient telephonic transitional care	C: 93 T: 76	30 d after discharge	C: 38% T: 37%	C: 55% T: 57%		C: 62% T: 65%	C: 10% T: 5%	C: 24% T: 13%	C: 31% T: 16%

¹Only data on 12 mo mortality rates are available. C: Control arm; T: Intervention arm; NA: Not available.