Timing of paracentesis and outcomes in hospitalized patients with decompensated cirrhosis

Table 3 Time of admission, length of stay, in-hospital mortality, and 90-d readmission rate in the early paracentesis group and delayed paracentesis group

	EP (n = 65)	DP (n = 120)	P value
Admission, n (%)
Weekday	50 (76.9)	57 (47.5)	< 0.01a
Weekend	15 (23.1)	63 (52.5)
LOS (d)
mean ± SD	6.7 ± 3.8	12.2 ± 4.5	0.01a
In-hospital mortality, n (%)	4 (6.1)	21 (17.5)	0.03a
90-d readmission, n (%)	11 (18.0)	34 (34.3)	0.03a
Ascites	3 (27.3)	16 (47.0)
UGIB	5 (45.4)	7 (20.5)
HE	2 (18.3)	10 (29.5)
Other	1 (9.0)	1 (3.0)

^aP < 0.05. EP: Early paracentesis group; DP: Delayed paracentesis group; LOS: Length of stay; UGIB: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding; HE: Hepatic encephalopathy; SD: Standard deviation.