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1Department of Gastroenterology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
2Department of Gastroenterology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA. Electronic address: devikagandhi@llu.edu.
3Department of Medicine, Baylor Scott and White, Central Texas Region, Temple, TX, USA.
Abstract
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a strong predictor of early hospital readmission in patients with cirrhosis. Early hospital readmission increases health care costs and is associated with worse survival. Herein we provide an overview of strategies to prevent hospital readmissions in patients with HE, divided into 3 contexts: (a) acute inpatient, (b) immediate postdischarge, and (c) longitudinal outpatient setting.
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