Determinants of HCV-related complications in Italian primary care patients.

Ignazio GrattaglianoAlessandro RossiEttore MarconiFrancesco LapiClaudio Cricelli

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2021)

Our study shows that patients with certain demographics and clinical characteristics are more prone to incur in HCV-related complications. The knowledge and early identification of these determinants by GPs may result in reducing disease progression and related healthcare costs through a closer monitoring.

Keyphrases

healthcare
primary care
hepatitis c virus
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
risk factors
human immunodeficiency virus
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
social media