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. 2019 Jan 27;11(1):74–85. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i1.74

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Inflation adjusted 10-year temporal trends of aggregate charges and aggregate costs. Same figures without SBP for charges and costs. A and B: After adjustment for inflation, aggregate charges for hospitalizations related to HC, SBP, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) and national increased from 2005 to 2014 except EV; C and D: Inflation adjusted aggregate costs of hospitalization for EV, HC, SBP and national increased from 2005 to 2014, while TIPS trended toward a decreased. EV: Esophageal varices with bleeding; HC: Hepatic encephalopathy/coma; TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; SBP: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.

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