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When diuretics or lactulose are newly started or uptitrated at discharge, what clinical factors make you schedule follow-up within 72–96 hours rather than the usual 7–14 days?

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Hepatology · UC San Diego Health

In reality, follow-up in 72-96 hours is quite difficult to achieve, so we do rely a bit on nursing check-ins as opposed to clinic follow-up. But clinical factors such as severity of VOL or HE, suspected compliance, out-of-hospital discharge setting (home vs shelter), support structure for patient, a...

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