Abstract:Background and Aim
Hospice is underutilized in the management of patients with end‐stage liver disease and may improve the patient experience at the end of life. This study aims to create a novel prognostic scale to accurately predict 6‐month mortality to more comprehensively facilitate hospice referral.
Methods
Sociodemographic, clinical, and laboratory variables associated with mortality from the United Network for Organ Sharing database were tested in univariate analysis followed by multivariate analyses wi… Show more
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