| Journal: | Revista médica de Chile |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000423843 |
| ISSN: | 0034-9887 |
| Authors: | Alonso, Faustino Tomás1 Garmendia, María Luisa1 De Aguirre, Magdalena2 Searle, Javier2 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidad de Chile, División Epidemiología, Santiago de Chile. Chile 2Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Medicina, Santiago de Chile. Chile |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Season: | Oct |
| Volumen: | 147 |
| Number: | 10 |
| Pages: | 1253-1258 |
| Country: | Chile |
| Language: | Español |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico |
| English abstract | Background: There is a worldwide tendency towards a reduction in the rates of deaths due to cirrhosis. In Chile, a decrease in the number of hospital admissions due to this disease has been recorded. Aim: To assess general characteristics and temporal evolution of liver cirrhosis mortality in Chile between 1990 and 2007. Material and Methods: National death records and population databases were reviewed. Crude and age-adjusted mortality rates for alcoholic and non-alcoholic cirrhosis were calculated, evaluating their evolution in the study period and the relative risk by gender. Results: In the study period, 44,894 deaths caused by cirrhosis were recorded. Mortality rate was 16.6 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. 54% of deaths were attributed to non-alcoholic cirrhosis. There was a reduction in mortality rates for both types of cirrhosis. Males accounted for 83 and 65% of deaths caused by alcoholic and nonalcoholic cirrhosis, respectively. The figures for relative risk of death were 5 and 1.9, respectively. Conclusions: Alcoholic cirrhosis was the preponderant cause among liver cirrhosis deaths. A decrease in mortality rates was observed in the study period. Improvements in disease treatment and control could possibly explain this trend |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Gastroenterología, Terapéutica y rehabilitación, Salud pública, Cirrosis hepática, Mortalidad |
| Keyword: | Gastroenterology, Therapeutics and rehabilitation, Public health, Liver cirrhosis, Mortality |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver PDF) |
