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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Sep 10;17(13):2630–2633.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.09.001

Appendix Table 1:

Protocol outcomes for patients presenting with ascites requiring paracenteses

Metric Pre-protocol Post-protocol P-value
Admissions Frequency (%) Frequency (%)
 For LVPs 15/15 (100%) 0/30 (0%) N/A
 Any cause 15/15 (100%) 2/30 (6.7%) <0.05
Admissions within 30 days of discharge Frequency (%) Frequency (%)
Admissions after hospital or ED visit 2/13* (15.4%) 5/29* (17.2%) 0.84
Length of Stay (hours) Mean (S.D) Mean (S.D)
 Total LOS (ED, EDOU, and Inpatient) 45.5 (10.4) 26.4 (13.9) 0.001
 ED LOS 9.8 (2.5) 7.3 (3.6) 0.04
Outpatient follow-up Frequency (%) Frequency (%)
Follow-up with PCP or liver provider within 2 weeks 10/13* (76.9%) 24/29 (82.8%) 0.96
  -  Phone call 5/13* (38.5%) 14/29* (48.3%)
  -  Outpatient visit 5/13* (38.5%) 10/29* (34.5%)
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Lower denominator due to patients deceased or sent to hospice within 30 days of discharge Abbreviations: LVP = large volume paracenteses, LOS = length of stay, ED = emergency department, EDOU = emergency department observation unit, PCP = primary care physician