TABLE 3.

Details of 90-Day Readmissions

	Retrospective (n = 110)	Prospective (n = 29)	P Value
Number of patients seen by GI/hepatology departments	73 (66)	15 (51)	0.14
Number of patients seen by outpatient nutrition service	6 (5)	3 (10)	0.42
Number of patients seen by other doctors or services	73 (66)	22 (76)	0.64
Readmission reasons
Liver-related readmissions*	72 (65)	15 (51)	0.17
GI bleeding	11	4
HE without infection	16	2
Altered electrolytes	7	1
Anasarca	16	3
Infections	12	4
Transplant workup	7	1
Liver-unrelated readmissions	38 (35)	14 (49)

NOTE: Data are given as n (%).

^*Adds to more than total since some readmissions were due to multiple reasons related to the liver.