Incidence and Predictors of 30-Day Readmission Among Patients Hospitalized for Advanced Liver Disease

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 254-259

  Berman, Kenneth ^a,b   Tandra, Sweta ^a   Forssell, Kate ^b   Vuppalanch, Raj ^a   Burton, James R ^b   Nguyen, James ^a   Mullis, Devonne ^a   Kwo, Paul ^a   Chalasani, Naga ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Liver Cancer; Liver Disorders; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEPATIC INSUFFICIENCY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79951687159     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.10.035     Document Type: Article

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