Title
Morbimortality associated with liver cirrhosis in Peru: An ecological analysis for the period of 2004–2016
Date Issued
01 August 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Asociación Científica Médico Estudiantil USAT, Chiclayo, 14012, Peru
Publisher(s)
MDPI
Abstract
Liver cirrhosis (LC) is an irreversible, chronic disease and constitutes the last clinical stage of many different liver diseases. The main cause of death is upper gastrointestinal bleeding caused by esophageal variceal rupture. We aim to depict the trend and estimate the morbimortality. For this, we conducted an ecological study and analyzed data from 2004–2016 using the public information provided by the Peruvian Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud del Perú, MINSA). Morbidity and mortality were presented according to 5-year groups. Regions were divided according to age quintiles for each studied year, and standardized morbidity and mortality rates were calculated for each natural geographic region; we found that LC-related morbidity per 100,000 people was 52.3 in 2004 and 117.9 in 2016. LC-related mortality had increased from 13.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004–2005 to 16.8 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015–2016. Morbidity showed an upward trend in Peru, especially in the departments of Callao, Ica, and Tumbes, whereas mortality showed an upward trend in the departments of Lambayeque, Ica, and Callao.
Volume
19
Issue
15
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85135378963
PubMed ID
Source
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
ISSN of the container
16617827
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo (subsistema)
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