Publications by authors named "Nimrat Dhillon"
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- * A study analyzing data from the 2016-2020 National Inpatient Sample revealed that over half of the 98,160 patients with decompensated cirrhosis received PC consultations, with utilization rates increasing from 2016 to 2019 but slightly decreasing in 2020.
- * The research found that receiving PC correlated with fewer invasive procedures and lower healthcare costs; however, minority groups and lower-income patients were less likely to access PC compared to their White counterparts and higher-income
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- The study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol-related hepatitis (ARH) cases in the U.S., finding a significant rise in hospitalizations from 2019 to 2020.
- Data from the National Inpatient Sample showed that ARH cases increased by 12.4% in 2020, with women experiencing a 14.2% rise and men a 12.2% rise compared to previous years.
- Additionally, mortality rates for ARH patients also escalated sharply, with deaths increasing by 24.6% in 2020, indicating more severe cases during the pandemic.
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- The study focuses on the impact of frailty in patients with liver disease undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS), revealing that frail patients experience worse post-procedural outcomes.
- Using data from the National Inpatient Sample between 2016 and 2019, the researchers classified patients based on a Hospital Frailty Risk Score and found significant differences in mortality, hospital stay length, and overall costs between frail and non-frail patients.
- The findings suggest that assessing frailty can enhance risk stratification and inform treatment decisions for patients undergoing TIPS procedures.