Hospital Utilization for Patients With Cirrhosis and Severe Ascites in a Model of Outpatient Paracentesis by Interventional Radiology
Ahmed M, Islam M, Gogokhia L, Borz-Baba C, Wakefield D, Jakab S. Hospital Utilization for Patients With Cirrhosis and Severe Ascites in a Model of Outpatient Paracentesis by Interventional Radiology. Cureus 2023, 15: e51397. PMID: 38292997, PMCID: PMC10826452, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.51397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisAcute kidney injuryOutpatient paracentesisICU admissionInterventional radiologistsHospital utilizationCirrhosis complicationsKidney injuryHospital admissionClinical outcomesEnd-stage liver diseaseTertiary academic medical centerGastroenterologists/hepatologistsTime of paracentesisAlcohol-related cirrhosisComplications of cirrhosisUpper gastrointestinal bleedingEmergency department visitsEvaluation of patientsCurrent practice guidelinesTransjugular portosystemic shuntModel of careAcademic medical centerWilcoxon rank sum testChi-square test