P value | ||
Hospital length of stay | IRR 1.37 (95% CI 1.20 to 1.57) | <0.001 |
30-day readmissions | OR 1.88 (95% CI 1.04 to 3.43) | 0.04 |
Complications | ||
Hypernatraemia | OR 1.19 (95% CI 0.86 to 1.66) | 0.11 |
Hypokalaemia | OR 1.72 (95% CI 1.22 to 2.43) | 0.002 |
Acute kidney injury | OR 1.31 (95% CI 0.94 to 1.85) | 0.11 |
90-day mortality | OR 1.02 (95% CI 0.55 to 1.89) | 0.95 |
Outcomes adjusted for age, gender, race, aetiology of liver disease, rifaximin use and precipitant for hepatic encephalopathy.
IRR, incidence rate ratio.