To scan or not to scan: Use of transient elastography in an integrated health system

Table 3 Patient morbidity and mortality

Variable	Pre-clinical decision support tool	Post-clinical decision support tool
Patients hospitalized in first year for:
Hepatic encephalopathy	0	1
Variceal bleeding	0	0
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis	0	0
Liver cancer	0	2
Patients hospitalized at anytime for:
Hepatic encephalopathy	4	4
Variceal bleeding	1	0
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis	1	0
Liver cancer	0	5
Patients deceased in first year	1	7
Patients deceased at any time	9	17

Data are expressed as raw numbers.