Changes in liver-related hospital admissions and hospital mortality among HIV-infected patients (1998 to 2005)

Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2008 Oct;26(8):500-1.

Abstract

Liver-related disease has increased as a cause of hospitalization and in-hospital death in HIV-infected patients since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Better clinical management of these diseases may contribute to decreasing their incidence. Admissions due to liver-related disease in HIV-infected patients in our institution increased from 2.9% in 1998-1999 to 11.3% in 2004-2005 (P = 0.001). In-hospital deaths due to this cause increased from 2.7% in 1998-1999 to 26% in 2002-2003 (P = 0.02), with a subsequent decrease to 22% in 2004-2005. Hospitalization of HIV-infected patients for liver-related disease continues to increase, whereas the rate of in-hospital deaths from this cause appears to have changed since 2003.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
  • Comorbidity
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • Hospital Mortality / trends*
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Liver Diseases / mortality
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Admission / statistics & numerical data
  • Patient Admission / trends*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Young Adult