Inpatient Gastroenterology Consultation and Outcomes of Cirrhosis-Related Hospitalizations in Two Large National Cohorts.
Marina SerperDavid E KaplanMenghan LinTamar H TaddeiNeehar D ParikhRachel M WernerElliot B TapperPublished in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2021)
Use of GI/HEP consultation for cirrhosis-related admissions was low. Patients who received consultation had higher disease severity, and consultation was not associated with lower mortality but was associated with lower 30-day readmissions in the VA cohort only.