Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2017; 23(10): 1857-1865
Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1857
Table 2 Risk-adjusted effects of patient factors, era, and hospital resources on in-patient cirrhosis mortality
CharacteristicOR95%CIP value
Patient covariates
Age1.000.97-1.010.592
Female1.050.93-1.060.753
Ascites1.790.96-1.150.262
Variceal hemorrhage1.261.64-1.95< 0.001
Hepatic encephalopathy0.631.18-1.34< 0.001
Portal hypertension1.160.59-0.68< 0.001
Hepatorenal syndrome0.201.07-1.25< 0.001
Received liver transplant0.830.15-0.26< 0.001
HCV positive1.431.33-1.54< 0.001
Alcoholic liver disease1.231.33-1.54< 0.001
Paracentesis during admission0.760.71-0.820.006
EGD during admission0.810.75-0.88< 0.001
Co-morbidity burden (APR DRG risk of mortality)
MinorReference
Moderate1.541.14-2.070.005
Major6.024.55-7.96< 0.001
Extreme58.844.5-77.8< 0.001
Era (year of admission)
2005Reference
20060.890.79-1.000.053
20070.790.70-0.89< 0.001
20080.750.66-0.85< 0.001
20090.680.60-0.78< 0.001
20100.510.56-0.59< 0.001
20110.490.42-0.56< 0.001
Hospital resources (hospital structural factors)
Hospital cirrhosis volume1.011.00-1.010.025
Hospital medicaid days1.011.00-1.010.029
Hospital liver transplant program0.830.71-0.980.026
Full-time LPN’s1.021.00-1.040.015
Full-time MD’s0.990.98-1.000.140
Resident FTE’s1.001.00-1.000.115
ICU beds1.001.00-1.000.446