A novel, nurse-led ‘one stop’ clinic for patients with liver cirrhosis results in fewer liver-related unplanned readmissions and improved survival

Table 1 Characteristics of control and intervention cohorts

Characteristic		Intervention	Control	p-value*
Characteristic		(n = 48)	(n = 41)	p-value*
Gender	Female (%)	12 (25%)	14 (34.14%)	ns
Age	Mean [Range]	62.8 [18–83]	62.4 [43–89]	ns
MELD-Na	Mean (SD)	13.5 (5.41)	15.4 (4.64)	ns
Aetiology	ALD	19	29
	HBV	3	1
	HCV	3	3
	MASLD	15	5
	PBC	2	1
	Cryptogenic	5	0
	others	1	2
CCI	Points	4	4	ns

Data is presented as mean and percent (%)
Abbreviations: ALD Alcohol-related liver disease, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, HBV Hepatitis B virus, HCV Hepatitis C virus, MASLD Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, ns not significant, PBC Primary biliary cirrhosis, SD Standard deviation
^*p-value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant

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