Table 3

Adjusted risk for clinical outcomes with regard to order set use

P value
Hospital length of stayIRR 1.37 (95% CI 1.20 to 1.57)<0.001
30-day readmissionsOR 1.88 (95% CI 1.04 to 3.43)0.04
Complications
 HypernatraemiaOR 1.19 (95% CI 0.86 to 1.66)0.11
 HypokalaemiaOR 1.72 (95% CI 1.22 to 2.43)0.002
 Acute kidney injuryOR 1.31 (95% CI 0.94 to 1.85)0.11
 90-day mortalityOR 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.