2019
An Advanced Practice Practitioner–Based Program to Reduce 30‐ and 90‐Day Readmissions After Liver Transplantation
Mahmud N, Halpern S, Farrell R, Ventura K, Thomasson A, Lewis H, Olthoff KM, Levine MH, Nazarian S, Khungar V. An Advanced Practice Practitioner–Based Program to Reduce 30‐ and 90‐Day Readmissions After Liver Transplantation. Liver Transplantation 2019, 25: 901-910. PMID: 30947393, PMCID: PMC6548546, DOI: 10.1002/lt.25466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedEnd Stage Liver DiseaseFemaleHumansLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedNurse PractitionersPatient ReadmissionPilot ProjectsPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsProfessional RoleProgram EvaluationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsLiver transplantationReadmission ratesRisk factorsPostexposure groupCare programIndex hospitalization characteristicsRetrospective cohort studyRisk of readmissionHigher readmission ratesAssociated risk factorsAdvanced practice practitionersIndex hospitalizationAnalytic cohortCohort studyHospitalization characteristicsReferral centerHospital readmissionLT centersAdjusted analysisMale sexNurse practitionersReadmissionClinic availabilitySignificant differencesPatients
2018
Exploring opportunities to prevent cirrhosis admissions in the emergency department: A multicenter multidisciplinary survey
Siddique SM, Lane‐Fall M, McConnell MJ, Jakhete N, Crismale J, Porges S, Khungar V, Mehta SJ, Goldberg D, Li Z, Schiano T, Regan L, Orloski C, Shea JA. Exploring opportunities to prevent cirrhosis admissions in the emergency department: A multicenter multidisciplinary survey. Hepatology Communications 2018, 2: 237-244. PMID: 29507899, PMCID: PMC5831018, DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency departmentNonmedical factorsHepatic encephalopathyInpatient admissionsEmergency department observation unit protocolTriage decisionsLow-acuity casesLarge-volume paracentesisLiver transplant centersMild hepatic encephalopathyOutpatient specialty careEmergency medicine providersQuality improvement initiativesPatient-based scenariosCirrhosis admissionsReadmission ratesUnit protocolTransplant centersClinical presentationOutpatient settingPatient populationSpecialty careUnit visitsHepatology providersHigher admission