Hospital readmissions among patients with decompensated cirrhosis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 247-252

  Volk, Michael L ^a   Tocco, Rachel S ^a   Bazick, Jessica ^b   Rakoski, Mina O ^a   Lok, Anna S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECOMPENSATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL FOR END STAGE LIVER DISEASE SCORE; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASCITES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84856722705     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2011.314     Document Type: Article

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