The quality of care provided to patients with cirrhosis and ascites in the department of veterans affairs

Gastroenterology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-77

  Kanwal, Fasiha ^a   Kramer, Jennifer R ^a   Buchanan, Paula ^b   Asch, Steven M ^c,d   Assioun, Youssef ^e   Bacon, Bruce R ^e   Li, Juan ^e   El Serag, Hashem B ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Best Practices; Predictors; Quality Measurement; SBP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CELL ASSAY; CELL COUNT; CELL TYPE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARACENTESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 84862770849     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: 15280012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2012.03.038     Document Type: Article

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