Deaths and hospitalizations from chronic liver disease and cirrhosis - United States, 1980-1989
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The number of hospitalizations and deaths from chronic liver diseases dropped during the 1980s. These diseases include different types of hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver. The number of deaths from chronic liver disease dropped 23% between 1980 and 1989. Deaths among men were more than twice as high as among women. The number of deaths increased with age among men between 35 and 74 years old. The number of hospitalizations for chronic liver disease dropped 44% between 1980 and 1989. Hospitalizations rates were 27% higher among blacks than among whites. Approximately half of the hospitalizations caused by chronic liver disease were associated with heavy alcohol use. The lower incidence of chronic liver disease during the 1980s may be a result of reduced alcohol consumption among members of the general population.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1993
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Public health and aging: hospitalizations for stroke among adults aged >=65 years -- United States, 2000
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A total of 445,452 Medicare beneficiaries were hospitalized for stroke in 2000, according to data from the US Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. The frequency of stroke increased with age and was higher in men and African-Americans. Between 11% and 34% of the patients were admitted to a skilled nursing facility after they were discharged from the hospital, depending on the state they lived in.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2003
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A 50-year-old man with hepatitis C and cirrhosis needing liver transplantation
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The use of liver transplantation for people with advanced hepatitis C disease is reviewed. Topics include epidemiology, indications and contraindications, pretransplant evaluation and listing, immunosuppression, infections, and complications after transplantation, and prognosis. Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by a virus.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2003
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