Electronic Interventions to Improve Quality for Inpatient Cirrhosis Care: A Prospective Evaluation.

Romain, Dustin; Hao, Shengchen; Grzyb, Katie; Bashaw, Linda; Parikh, Neehar D; Tapper, Elliot B · Am J Gastroenterol · 2025

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

Efforts to improve adherence to quality measures in cirrhosis care are encouraged by American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) to improve clinical outcomes. We prospectively evaluated 2 best practice advisory (BPA) interventions to alert clinicians caring for patients with cirrhosis and acute variceal hemorrhage or spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Our BPAs increased utilization. Ceftriaxone use was associated with adverse outcomes such as more blood product and broad-spectrum antibiotic use. The albumin BPA was associated with reduced mortality. BPAs should be used with care and are best in settings with low baseline utilization of quality indicators.

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