Outcomes in Acute Decompensated Congestive Heart Failure Admissions with Chronic Liver Disease: A Nationwide Analysis Using the National Inpatient Sample

In analyzing the mortality and healthcare utilization outcomes for ADHF admissions, the comorbid diagnosis of CLD is shown to have significantly higher all-cause mortality, higher length of hospital stay, and higher mean total charges when compared to ADHF admissions without a diagnosis of CLD. A documented diagnosis of CLD had a statistically significant association with all-cause mortality in ADHF admissions after accounting for confounding factors.