Extended Follow-Up (EFU) Variables

Author

Tianqi Ouyang

Published

September 14, 2026

The Extended Follow-Up (EFU) REDCap form collects 1-year outcomes (readmission, death, RRT, transplant listing / transplant, and post-treatment and post-transplant creatinine) for the HARMONY cohort. Sites returned one de-identified CSV each (no dates — only the REDCap-calculated efu_days* fields relative to the index admission date), stored in the Partners Dropbox under Extended Data Collection/Finalized Files/09SEP2026/.

Source: EFU_DataDictionary.csv (REDCap data dictionary export).

NoteCoding conventions
  • yesno fields: 1 = Yes, 0 = No
  • calc fields are REDCap-calculated day counts from index admission date (admit_date), not from terlipressin initiation
  • text lab fields (creatinine, bilirubin, INR, Na, albumin) are numeric strings; values reported as below the detection limit (e.g. <0.2) are parsed to the limit value in the analysis
  • Radio efu_listing: 0 = Not listed, 1 = Listed or transplanted
  • Dropdown codestatus: 0 = DNR, 1 = Full code
# Variable Type Label Choices / Calculation Validation
1 codestatus dropdown Code Status at time of Terlipressin Treatment 0, DNR &#124; 1, Full Code
2 daydischarge_4 text 1 Year Post index Hospitalization: date_mdy
3 efu_readmit yesno Was this patient readmitted within 1 year following index hospitalization?
4 efu_readmitdate text Date of first hospital readmission date_mdy
5 efu_daysreadmit calc Days from admission to first readmission rounddown((datediff([admit_date],[efu_readmitdate],“d”,“mdy”,true)),1)
6 efu_readmit_cirrhosiscomp yesno Was the readmission related to cirrhosis (ascites, HE, infection, bleeding, etc.)?
7 efu_readmitaki yesno Was the readmission related to an Acute Kidney Injury ?
8 efu_readmitscr text Serum Creatinine at time of readmission:
9 efu_status yesno Is the subject alive?
10 efu_lastencounter text Date of Last Follow-up date_mdy
11 efu_dayslastencounter calc Days from admission to last follow-up rounddown((datediff([admit_date],[efu_lastencounter],“d”,“mdy”)),1)
12 efu_dod text Date of Death date_mdy
13 efu_daysdod calc Days from Admission to Death rounddown((datediff([admit_date],[efu_dod],“d”,“mdy”)),1)
14 efu_rrt yesno Was Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) initiated after index discharge?
15 efu_rrtstartdate text Date of RRT initiation date_mdy
16 efu_daysrrtstart calc Days from admission to RRT initiation rounddown((datediff([admit_date],[efu_rrtstartdate],“d”,“mdy”)),1)
17 efu_listingstatus yesno Was this patient listed for Liver Transplant at any point?
18 efu_listingdate text Date of Listing date_mdy
19 efu_dayslisting calc Days from Admission to Listing rounddown((datediff([admit_date],[efu_listingdate],“d”,“mdy”,true)),1)
20 efu_listing radio Current Listing Status 0, Not Listed &#124; 1, Listed or Transplanted
21 efu_wlremovaldate text Date of Waitlist Removal date_mdy
22 efu_dayswlremoval calc Days from Admission to Waitlist Removal rounddown((datediff([admit_date],[efu_wlremovaldate],“d”,“mdy”,true)),1)
23 efu_lt yesno Did the patient receive a Liver Transplant?
24 efu_ltdate text Date of Transplant date_mdy
25 efu_dayslt calc Days from Admission to Transplant rounddown((datediff([admit_date],[efu_ltdate],“d”,“mdy”)),1)
26 efu_slkt yesno Did the patient receive a SLKT?
27 efu_kal yesno Did patient receive a Kidney transplant after LT ?
28 efu_kaldate text Date of Kidney Transplant date_mdy
29 efu_dayskal calc Days from Admission to Kidney Transplant rounddown((datediff([admit_date],[efu_kaldate],“d”,“mdy”)),1)
30 efu_ltrrt yesno Did the patient require RRT after Liver Transplant?
31 efu_ltdate2 text Date of Liver Transplant date_mdy
32 efu_ltna text Serum Na
33 efu_lttbili text Total Bilirubin
34 efu_ltscr text Serum Creatinine
35 efu_lt_albumin text Serum Albumin
36 efu_lt_inr text INR
37 terlidate text 90 Days Post Terlipressin Treatment: date_mdy
38 efu_90_scr text Serum Creatinine 90 post Terlipressin Treatment (<U+00B1>30 days)
39 efu_90_rrt yesno Is the patient receiving RRT 90 days (<U+00B1>30) post-terlipressin treatment?
40 efu_90_readmit text Number of hospital readmissions within 90-days of terlipressin treatment:
41 efu_ltdate3 text 90 Days after Date of Liver Transplant: date_mdy
42 efu_90lt_scr text Serum Creatinine 90 days post-transplant (<U+00B1>30 days)
43 efu_90lt_rrt yesno Is the patient receiving RRT 90 days (<U+00B1>30) post-transplant?
44 terlidate_2 text 180 Days Post Terlipressin Treatment: date_mdy
45 efu_180_scr text Serum Creatinine 180 post terlipressin treatment (<U+00B1> 60 days)
46 efu_180_rrt yesno Is the patient receiving RRT 180 days (<U+00B1>60) post-terlipressin treatment?
47 efu_180_readmit text Number of hospital readmission within 180 days of terlipressin treatment
48 efu_ltdate4 text 180 Days after Date of Liver Transplant: date_mdy
49 efu_180lt_scr text Serum Creatinine 180 days post-transplant (<U+00B1> 60 days)
50 efu_180lt_rrt yesno Is the patient receiving RRT 180 days (<U+00B1>60) post-transplant?
51 daydischarge_3 text 1 Year Post Terlipressin Treatment: date_mdy
52 efu_1yr_scr text Serum Creatinine 1-year post terlipressin treatment (<U+00B1> 90 days):
53 efu_1yr_rrt yesno Is the patient receiving RRT 1 year (<U+00B1>90 days) post-terlipressin treatment?
54 efu_1yr_readmit text Number of hospital readmission within 1 year of terlipressin treatment:
55 efu_ltdate5 text 1 Year Post Liver Transplant: date_mdy
56 efu_1yrlt_scr text Serum Creatinine 1-year post-transplant (<U+00B1> 90 days)
57 efu_1yrlt_rrt yesno Is the patient receiving RRT 1 year (<U+00B1>90 days) post-transplant?