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. 2017 Oct;9(4):189–200. doi: 10.15171/mejdd.2017.73

Table 2. Quality indicators for measuring the quality of care in liver cirrhosis .

Quality indicators
Structure domain Process domain Outcome domain
Special cirrhosis clinic
Assigned hepatologist presence
Coordinator/special nurse presence
Day care center facility
Facilities for paracentesis
Facilities for lab tests
Accessibility of pharmacy
Insurance support level
Endoscopy unit
Paper data bank registry
Electronic data bank registry
Facilities for telephone calls
Informative brochures
Published suitable guidelines
Simple health care access for patients
Hospital services
Liver intensive care unit
Liver transplantation unit
Transplantation list waiting time
Indicated abdominal paracentesis
Primary SBP prophylaxis
Secondary SBP prophylaxis
Prescription of diuretics at discharge
HCC screening adherence
Variceal screening adherence
Referral for transplantation assessment
SBP antibiotic prophylaxis
HBV, HAV vaccinations rate
Bone and mineral density evaluation
Vitamin D testing
Education of patients
Education of family members
Safety
Cost
Iatrogenic complications
Free transplantation survival
HRQL score
Hospital re-admission rate
DALYs
Days of work loss
Patients’ satisfaction
PROMs
In hospital mortality
Short term mortality
Long term mortality

HRQL: Health Related Quality of Life, DALYs: Disability Adjusted Life Years. PROMs: Patient Reported Outcome Measures, SBP: Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, HCC; Hepatocellular Carcinoma, HAV; Hepatitis A Virus, HBV; Hepatitis B Virus