A randomized controlled trial of a postdischarge nursing intervention for patients with decompensated cirrhosis.
Malene Barfod O ConnellAnne BrødsgaardMaria MatthèLise HobolthLaus WullumFlemming BendtsenNina KimerPublished in: Hepatology communications (2024)
A family-focused postdischarge nursing intervention had no significant effects on any of the primary or secondary outcomes. In a post hoc exploratory analysis, we found reduced 6-month nonattendance and alcohol consumption rates, as well as reduced 12-month readmission rates in the intervention group.