Reducing Hospital Admissions for Paracentesis: A Quality Improvement Intervention

Shazia Mehmood Siddique; Stefanie Porges; Meghan Lane-Fall; Shivan J Mehta; William Schweickert; Joan Kinniry; April Taylor; James D Lewis; Shaz Iqbal; David Goldberg; Judy A Shea; Robert Stetson; Mary Coniglio; Maarouf Hoteit; Neil Fishman; Vandana Khungar

doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2019.09.001

Reducing Hospital Admissions for Paracentesis: A Quality Improvement Intervention

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Dec;17(13):2630-2633.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.09.001. Epub 2019 Sep 10.

Authors

Shazia Mehmood Siddique¹, Stefanie Porges², Meghan Lane-Fall³, Shivan J Mehta⁴, William Schweickert⁵, Joan Kinniry⁵, April Taylor⁶, James D Lewis⁷, Shaz Iqbal⁸, David Goldberg⁹, Judy A Shea¹⁰, Robert Stetson¹¹, Mary Coniglio⁷, Maarouf Hoteit⁷, Neil Fishman¹², Vandana Khungar⁷

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: shazia.siddique@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
³ Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁴ Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁵ Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁶ Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁷ Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁸ Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
⁹ Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
¹⁰ Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
¹¹ Department of Strategic Support, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
¹² Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Ascites / etiology
Ascites / therapy*
Clinical Observation Units / organization & administration*
Clinical Protocols
Hospitalization
Humans
Length of Stay
Liver Cirrhosis / complications
Paracentesis / methods*
Quality Improvement
Stakeholder Participation

Grants and funding

T32 DK007740/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States