Prevalencia de hepatitis por VHB y VHC en pacientes con cirrosis hepática del Hospital De Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo durante enero de 2018 a diciembre de 2019.

Abstract

Introduction Liver cirrhosis is a diffuse and irreversible chronic disease, it alters liver function and vascular anatomy; so that cirrhosis represents the final stage of several liver pathologies. The most frequent cause of liver cirrhosis is alcoholic fatty liver, however, viral diseases follow in frequency, referring to hepatotropic viruses, mainly hepatitis B and C viruses. Objective: To determine the prevalence of hepatitis due to HBV and HCV in patients with liver cirrhosis at the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Specialty Hospital from January 2018 to December 2019. Methodology: An observational, retrospective, cross-sectional and descriptive investigation is carried out with patients with liver cirrhosis who have HBV and HCV hepatitis treated at the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Specialty Hospital from January 2018 to December 2019, through the review of medical records from January 2018 to December 2019 in the database of the Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo. Results: It was established that the prevalence of hepatitis due to HBV and HCV was much higher in 2018 compared to 2019 at the Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo, on the other hand, most patients with liver cirrhosis have died. . The prevalence in the distribution of patients with liver cirrhosis who have hepatitis due to HBV and HCV according to sex is higher in men and its age distribution is already in the majority of elderly patients, that is, over 65 years of age. A relationship was also established between the severity of liver cirrhosis and the infectious agents HBV and HCV, where it was found that the majority of the sample remained in low security and finally at the time of discharge most of the infected patients are alive. Conclusion: Hepatitis is a complex, heterogeneous disease and requires an interprofessional approach from all health providers, in addition, strategies must be formed to prevent hepatitis in the community through education and vaccination of patients, taking into account also the importance of strict controls in the progression of the disease and its complications.