Early outpatient follow-up and 30-day outcomes in patients hospitalized with cirrhosis

Hepatology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 569-581

  Kanwal, Fasiha ^a,b   Asch, Steven M ^c,d   Kramer, Jennifer R ^a,b   Cao, Yumei ^a,b   Asrani, Sumeet ^e   El Serag, Hashem B ^a,b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Baylor University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SERUM ALBUMIN; SODIUM;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VETERAN;

EID: 84978973770     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.28558     Document Type: Article

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