Mortality Trends in Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis in the United States, Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
; 19(12): 2664-2666.e2, 2021 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1306898
ABSTRACT
Chronic liver disease (CLD) and cirrhosis accounts for approximately 2 million deaths annually worldwide. CLD and cirrhosis-related mortality has increased steadily in the United States.1,2 With the global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), patients with CLD and cirrhosis represent a vulnerable population at higher risk for complications and mortality.3,4 Although high mortality from COVID-19 among patients with CLD and cirrhosis have been reported,5 national trends in mortality related to CLD and cirrhosis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic have not been assessed. This study estimated the temporal quarterly trends in CLD and cirrhosis-related mortality in the United States from 2017 Q1 to 2020 Q3 using provisional data releases from the National Vital Statistics System.6,7.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Liver Diseases
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
Journal subject:
Gastroenterology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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