Cost of Care for Patients with Cirrhosis.

Fasiha KanwalRichard NelsonYan LiuJennifer R KramerFasiha KanwalGeorge CholankerilAbbas RanaAvegail FloresDonna SmithYumei CaoBettina BeechSteven M Asch

Published in: The American journal of gastroenterology (2023)

Patients with cirrhosis had substantially higher healthcare costs than matched controls and multimorbid patients had even higher costs. Cirrhosis complications accounted for most of the excess cost, so preventing complications has the largest potential for cost saving and could serve as targets for improvement.

Keyphrases

healthcare
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
palliative care
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
chronic pain
patient reported