Initiation of treatment with rifaximin-α was associated with a marked reduction in the number of hospital admissions and hospital length of stay. These data suggest that treatment of patients with rifaximin-α for hepatic encephalopathy was generally cost saving.
A wide variation in practice is seen across the country. A robust national guideline to streamline the endoscopy practice in anticoagulated patients is needed.
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