dc.creator | ALONSO,FAUSTINO TOMÁS | |
dc.creator | GARMENDIA,MARÍA LUISA | |
dc.creator | DE AGUIRRE,MAGDALENA | |
dc.creator | SEARLE,JAVIER | |
dc.date | 2010-10-01 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-07T16:30:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-03-07T16:30:48Z | |
dc.identifier | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872010001100007 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/402851 | |
dc.description | 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 non-alcoholic 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. | |
dc.format | text/html | |
dc.language | es | |
dc.publisher | Sociedad Médica de Santiago | |
dc.source | Revista médica de Chile v.138 n.10 2010 | |
dc.subject | Liver cirrhosis | |
dc.subject | Mortality | |
dc.subject | Public health | |
dc.title | Análisis de la tendencia de la mortalidad por cirrosis hepática en Chile: Años 1990 a 2007 | |
dc.type | Artículos de revistas | |