Increased mortality from acute liver failure in Mexico
Introduction. There is significant geographic variation in the etiology and prognosis of acute liver failure (ALF). Since, little information is available for Latin America. We analyzed ALF mortality trends in Mexico.Material and methods. The rates of mortality attributable to ALF were obtained for...
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| author | Norberto C. Chávez-Tapia Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez Carlos Manuel Guerrero-López Jean Josue Santiago-Hernández Nahum Méndez-Sánchez Misael Uribe |
| author_facet | Norberto C. Chávez-Tapia Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez Carlos Manuel Guerrero-López Jean Josue Santiago-Hernández Nahum Méndez-Sánchez Misael Uribe |
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| description | Introduction. There is significant geographic variation in the etiology and prognosis of acute liver failure (ALF). Since, little information is available for Latin America. We analyzed ALF mortality trends in Mexico.Material and methods. The rates of mortality attributable to ALF were obtained for 1998 to 2009 from the National System of Health Information in Mexico and analyzed according to date, etiology, sex, age and geographic characteristics through graphical assessment and joinpoint regression.Results. From 1998 to 2009, 2,193 ALF-related deaths were reported. A threefold increase in ALF mortality was observed during the period from 1998 to 2009 (the global mortality rate increased from 13.1 to 40.2 deaths per 10,000,000 inhabitants). The most significant increase was observed for viral etiologies after 2006, affecting people 45 years old and over.Conclusion. ALF-related deaths have increased since 2006. Although we cannot speculate on the specific causes of this increase, it may reflect improvements in the access of vulnerable populations to health care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-30e63a95f8c3436f86cbceb68f1d9d4f2022-12-21T21:59:16ZengElsevierAnnals of Hepatology1665-26812012-03-01112257262Increased mortality from acute liver failure in MexicoNorberto C. Chávez-Tapia0Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez1Carlos Manuel Guerrero-López2Jean Josue Santiago-Hernández3Nahum Méndez-Sánchez4Misael Uribe5Obesity and Digestive Diseases Unit, Medica Sur Clinic and Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico; Correspondence and reprint request:Center for Integrative Approaches to Health Disparities, University of Michigan; National Institute of Public Health, Mexico City, MexicoNational Institute of Public Health, Mexico City, MexicoObesity and Digestive Diseases Unit, Medica Sur Clinic and Foundation, Mexico City, MexicoObesity and Digestive Diseases Unit, Medica Sur Clinic and Foundation, Mexico City, MexicoObesity and Digestive Diseases Unit, Medica Sur Clinic and Foundation, Mexico City, MexicoIntroduction. There is significant geographic variation in the etiology and prognosis of acute liver failure (ALF). Since, little information is available for Latin America. We analyzed ALF mortality trends in Mexico.Material and methods. The rates of mortality attributable to ALF were obtained for 1998 to 2009 from the National System of Health Information in Mexico and analyzed according to date, etiology, sex, age and geographic characteristics through graphical assessment and joinpoint regression.Results. From 1998 to 2009, 2,193 ALF-related deaths were reported. A threefold increase in ALF mortality was observed during the period from 1998 to 2009 (the global mortality rate increased from 13.1 to 40.2 deaths per 10,000,000 inhabitants). The most significant increase was observed for viral etiologies after 2006, affecting people 45 years old and over.Conclusion. ALF-related deaths have increased since 2006. Although we cannot speculate on the specific causes of this increase, it may reflect improvements in the access of vulnerable populations to health care.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119310324Fulminant liver failureHepatitisEpidemiology |
| spellingShingle | Norberto C. Chávez-Tapia Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez Carlos Manuel Guerrero-López Jean Josue Santiago-Hernández Nahum Méndez-Sánchez Misael Uribe Increased mortality from acute liver failure in Mexico Annals of Hepatology Fulminant liver failure Hepatitis Epidemiology |
| title | Increased mortality from acute liver failure in Mexico |
| title_full | Increased mortality from acute liver failure in Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Increased mortality from acute liver failure in Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Increased mortality from acute liver failure in Mexico |
| title_short | Increased mortality from acute liver failure in Mexico |
| title_sort | increased mortality from acute liver failure in mexico |
| topic | Fulminant liver failure Hepatitis Epidemiology |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119310324 |
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