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Decompensated cirrhosis is associated with high morbidity and mortality. In a recent retrospective study, researchers examined the frequency, cost, predictors, and preventable causes of hospital readmission among individuals with this condition.
Medical records at a single Michigan hospital were reviewed to identify adults with cirrhosis who were discharged after an episode of hepatic decompensation (hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, variceal hemorrhage, or renal failure). Subsequent admissions to any hospital were identified, and readmission rates, costs, and predictors of readmission were calculated. Whether a readmission within 30 days was preventable was assessed by two reviewers.
Among 402 patients, 276 …