Cirrhosis cost-effectiveness of therapy

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

According to a report from The National Center for Health Statistics, Cirrhosis and chronic liver disease accounted for more than 25,000 deaths and 373,000 hospital discharges in the United States in 1998.

Cost-effectiveness of Therapy

Abdominal paracentesis with appropriate ascitic fluid analysis is probably the most rapid and cost-effective method of diagnosing the cause of ascites.