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MELD score and antibiotics use are predictors of length of stay in patients hospitalized with hepatic encephalopathy

BACKGROUND: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) represents a significant burden to the healthcare system. The aim of this study was to determine factors influencing the hospital length of stay among patients hospitalized with HE. METHODS: A data warehouse query was performed to identify 316 patients with a...

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Autores principales: Martel-Laferrière, Valérie, Homberger, Caitlin, Bichoupan, Kian, Dieterich, Douglas T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4287486/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25326084
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-14-185