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 Tapper

Published 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.

Keyphrases

palliative care
cardiovascular events
coronary artery disease
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
drug induced
weight loss