Hospital admissions for chronic liver diseases: a temporal study in the South Region of Brazil.
Betina de Melo IlkiuLuiza Silva de CastroClaudia Alexandre Pontes IvantesAlcindo Pissaia JúniorThelma Larocca SkareRenato Mitsunori NisiharaPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2024)
Over the past 4 years, there has been a shift in hospital admission profile at a Brazilian Hepatology Unit, with a decrease in viral hepatitis and an increase in autoimmune diseases and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Males were more affected at younger ages than females. Furthermore, ascites was the most prevalent cause of complications in both periods analyzed.