The association between mental illness and all-cause mortality in patients with cirrhosis: a Veterans Affairs retrospective cohort study
Shaffer L, Kaplan D, Taddei T, Mahmud N. The association between mental illness and all-cause mortality in patients with cirrhosis: a Veterans Affairs retrospective cohort study. Hepatology Communications 2023, 7: e0129. PMID: 36996031, PMCID: PMC10069831, DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health diagnosesAUD/SUDCause mortalityMental health visitsRetrospective cohort studyCohort studyHealth diagnosisHealth visitsSUD diagnosisMental illnessMental health clinic visitsMental health-related diagnosisOutpatient mental health visitsOutpatient mental health careVeterans Health AdministrationHealth-related careHealth-related diagnosesClinical practice changesHealth clinic visitsMental health careClinic visitsClinic utilizationCox regressionPsychiatric comorbiditySubgroup analysisMedications for alcohol use disorder improve survival in patients with hazardous drinking and alcohol-associated cirrhosis
Rabiee A, Mahmud N, Falker C, Garcia-Tsao G, Taddei T, Kaplan D. Medications for alcohol use disorder improve survival in patients with hazardous drinking and alcohol-associated cirrhosis. Hepatology Communications 2023, 7: e0093. PMID: 36972386, PMCID: PMC10043587, DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-associated cirrhosisAlcohol use disorderUse disordersCause mortalityImproved survivalPropensity scoreInpatient diagnosis codesRetrospective cohort studyCox regression analysisActive alcohol useCirrhosis decompensationCohort studyConcurrent diagnosisLiver diseasePotential confoundersDiagnosis codesVeteran outcomesCirrhosis diagnosisStrong negative predictorCirrhosisPatientsHazardous drinkingAlcohol use behaviorsCosts AssociatedAlcohol use