Underestimation of Cirrhosis-Related Mortality in the Medicare Eligible Population, 1999-2018.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
; 21(1): 223-225.e3, 2023 01.
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| ID: mdl-34728405
ABSTRACT
The burden of cirrhosis may be increasing, especially among the elderly. A recent updated definition of cirrhosis has a >90% positive predictive value for identifying cirrhosis and cirrhosis-related complications.1 We hypothesized that cirrhosis-related mortality is underestimated, and that the elderly are disproportionally impacted. In this study, we aimed to examine trends in liver-related mortality using this updated definition among the elderly and to identify changes by relevant subsets of gender, race, and rurality.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Medicare
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Cirrose Hepática
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article