[Causes of death of advanced schistosomiasis patients in Jiaxing City from 1998 to 2008].

OBJECTIVE: To understand the causes of death of advanced schistosomiasis patients in Jiaxing City from 1998 to 2008, so as to provide the evidence for improving the diagnosis and treatment of advanced schistosomiasis patients. METHODS: The data of advance schistosomiasis inpatients from April 1998 to March 2008 were collected, analyzed and combined with the following up to understand the epidemic characteristics and the causes of death of advance schistosomiasis patients. RESULTS: There were 2 004 of advanced schistosomiasis inpatients and 202 patients died. Among the 202 cases, 39.60% of patients were 60-70 years old and 34.65% 70-80 years old. The death causes included upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (69 cases, 34.16%), hepatic encephalopathy (45 cases, 22.84%), and others. CONCLUSION: The upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage and hepatic encephalopathy were the main causes of death of advanced schistosomiasis patients in Jiaxing City during the past 10 years.