Discharge Disposition After Stroke in Patients With Liver Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Liver disease is associated with both hemorrhagic and thrombotic processes, including an elevated risk of intracranial hemorrhage. We sought to assess the relationship between liver disease and outcomes after stroke, as measured by discharge disposition.

Methods

Using administrative claims data, we identified a cohort of patients hospitalized with stroke in California, Florida, and New York from 2005 to 2013. The predictor variable was liver disease. All diagnoses were defined using validated diagnosis codes. Ordinal logistic regression was used to analyze the association between liver disease and worsening discharge disposition: home, nursing/rehabilitation facility, or death. Secondarily, multiple logistic regression was used to analyze the associati

SUBMITTER: Parikh NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5263024 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature