Liver Frailty Index for Prediction of Short-Term Rehospitalization in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stratifying patients with liver cirrhosis for risk of rehospitalization is challenging with established scoring systems for chronic liver disease. Frailty captures the physical characteristics of patients with cirrhosis. Its value for predicting short-term rehospitalizations in hospitalized patients remains to be defined.

Methods

Eighty-three non-electively hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis were analyzed in this study. Frailty was assessed during the last 48 h of hospital stay with the liver frailty index (LFI). Patients were followed for 30-day rehospitalization.

Results

In total, 26 (31%) patients were rehospitalized within 30 days. The median LFI was 4.5, and 43 (52%) patients were identified as frail. Rehospitalized patients had a significant h

SUBMITTER: Kaps L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9139749 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature