Thirty-day readmissions are largely not preventable in patients with cirrhosis.
Eric S OrmanArchita P DesaiMarwan S GhabrilLauren D NephewKavish R PatidarJohn HoldenNiharika R SamalaSamer GawriehRaj K VuppalanchiMargaret SozioMarco LacerdaEduardo Vilar-GomezCraig LammertSuthat LiangpunsakulDavid CrabbHoward MasuokaLara DakhoulMinmin PanSujuan GaoNaga ChalasaniPublished in: The American journal of gastroenterology (2023)
For patients with cirrhosis, readmission is common, but most are not preventable. Preventable readmissions are often related to ascites and hepatic encephalopathy and are associated with racial and ethnic minorities, non-married status, and prior admissions.