Table 2.
Diagnostic data1
| Percent | χ2P value | |
| Diagnosis (ICD-9 code) | ||
| Portal hypertension (572.3) | 43.5% | < 0.001 |
| Ascites (789.5) | 30.9% | |
| Esophageal variceal bleeding (456.20) | 28.9% | |
| Other ascites (789.59) | 18.8% | |
| Acute post-hemorrhagic anemia (285.1) | 18.3% | |
| Diabetes, uncomplicated (250.00) | 17.8% | |
| Hepatic encephalopathy (572.2) | 17.5% | |
| Hypertension NOS (401.9) | 17.4% | |
| Cirrhosis of liver NOS (571.5) | 16.1% | |
| Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis (571.2) | 15.3% | |
| Thrombocytopenia NOS (287.5) | 15.0% | |
| Varices of other sites (456.8) | 13.7% | |
| Acute kidney failure NOS (584.9) | 13.3% | |
| Esophageal varices w/no bleeding (456.21) | 13.1% | |
| Acute respiratory failure (518.81) | 12.8% | |
| AHRQ comorbidity measure | ||
| AIDS | 0.7% | < 0.001 |
| CHF | 5.2% | < 0.001 |
| Coagulopathy | 35.7% | < 0.001 |
| Liver disease | 84.1% | < 0.001 |
| Lymphoma | 0.6% | < 0.001 |
| Fluid and electrolyte disorders | 36.8% | < 0.001 |
| Metastatic cancer | 1.3% | < 0.001 |
| Perivascular disease | 3.7% | < 0.001 |
| Pulmonary circulation disorders | 3.2% | < 0.001 |
| Renal failure | 13.6% | < 0.001 |
| Solid tumor without mets | 3.3% | < 0.001 |
| Valvular disease | 2.4% | < 0.001 |
| Weight loss | 14.0% | < 0.001 |
1Number of diagnoses, mean ± SD: Mean 10.4 ± 5.1; Number of chronic conditions, mean ± SD: Mean 6.0 ± 2.6; Number of procedures, mean ± SD: Mean 4.8 ± 3.3. AIDS: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; CHF: Congestive heart failure; ICD: International classification of diseases; AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.