Higher Frequency of Hospital-Acquired Infections but Similar In-Hospital Mortality Among Admissions With Alcoholic Hepatitis at Academic vs. Non-academic Centers

Higher Frequency of Hospital-Acquired Infections but Similar In-Hospital Mortality Among Admissions With Alcoholic Hepatitis at Academic vs. Non-academic Centers

BackgroundAlcoholic hepatitis (AH) is a unique syndrome characterized by high short-term mortality. The impact of the academic status of a hospital (urban and teaching) on outcomes in AH is unknown.MethodsNational Inpatient Sample dataset (2006–2014) on AH admissions stratified to academic center (A...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Waleed, Mohamed A. Abdallah, Yong-Fang Kuo, Juan P. Arab, Robert Wong, Ashwani K. Singal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
academic
outcomes
acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF)
cirrhosis
organ failure
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2020.594138/full

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