Outcomes among patients with hepatorenal syndrome based on hospital teaching and transplant status: Analysis of 159 845 hospitalizations.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a life-threatening complication of advanced liver disease. This study aimed to examine the impact of hospital teaching/transplant status and availability of liver transplantation on survival among hospitalized patients with HRS in the United States.

Methods

Patients with HRS were identified from the national inpatient sample 2016-2019. Information was collected regarding patient demographics, hospital characteristics, liver disease etiology, presence of liver disease decompensations, Elixhauser comorbidities, and interventions. Patients were classified as being treated at three hospital groups: non-teaching hospitals (NTHs), teaching non-transplant centers (TNTCs), and teaching transplant centers (TTCs). The relationship betwe

SUBMITTER: Sohal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10757492 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature