Table 3.

Factors Independently Associated with Palliative Care and Hospice Referrals

	All patients	Patients who died
PC
Charlson comorbidity index	1.12 (1.00–1.25)
Ascites	8.73 (1.10–69.4)
MELD-Na	1.06 (1.02–1.11)
Not evaluated for transplant	4.45 (1.27–15.7)
Evaluated, but not listed	3.89 (1.12–13.5)
Listed for transplant	Ref.
Married	0.44 (0.24–0.80)	0.39 (0.20–0.77)
Age		1.07 (1.03–1.11)
Child–Pugh score		1.21 (1.01–1.46)
Hospice
Charlson comorbidity index	1.18 (1.06–1.32)	1.13 (0.99–1.29)
Portal vein thrombosis	2.90 (1.36–6.21)	3.42 (1.33–8.80)
Hepatocellular carcinoma	2.51 (1.29–4.90)	2.53 (1.11–5.77)
PC and/or hospice
Charlson comorbidity index	1.13 (1.02–1.26)	1.18 (1.05–1.32)
Hepatocellular carcinoma	2.36 (1.21–4.62)
MELD-Na	1.06 (1.02–1.09)
Not evaluated for transplant	10.1 (2.94–34.8)
Evaluated, but not listed	8.22 (2.42–28.0)
Listed for transplant	Ref.

Data are presented as multivariable odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals.