Cirrhosis has a significant and growing impact on public health and patient‐reported
outcomes (PROs). The increasing burden of cirrhosis has led to an emphasis on the quality …

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the most common infection in patients with
cirrhosis and is associated with high mortality. Although recent literature reports mortality …

Guidelines recommend that all hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and ascites receive an
early (< 24 h from admission) paracentesis. However, national data are not available …

Background Patients hospitalized with cirrhosis, ascites, and elevated INR often experience
delays in timely diagnostic paracentesis. Aims Identify whether delays in diagnostic …

Abstract Background and Aim Infection is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality
in cirrhosis, but presumably, not all infections carry the same risk of mortality. We compared …

Background and Aims Despite the poor prognosis associated with missed or delayed
spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) diagnosis,< 15% get timely paracentesis, which …

We examined the impact of a hospital medicine medical procedure service (MPS) on
hospital length of stay (LOS), postprocedure LOS, and completion of procedures on …

Bacterial infections are the most common trigger of acute decompensation of cirrhosis. The
occurrence of infections in cirrhosis is associated with the development of organ …

To the editor, We read with great interest the recent study conducted by Patel et al,[1] in
which they shed light on the alarmingly low rate (14.3%) of early diagnostic paracentesis …

Abstract Background and Aim In patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP),
studies show that delayed paracentesis (DP) is associated with worse outcomes and …