Morbimortalidade por doenças hepáticas alcoólicas na cidade de Salvador: 2008 – 2015

Abstract

Objectives: Describe the epidemiological profile and morbidity and mortality of hepatic disease (DAF) in the city of Salvador from 2008 to 2015 and evaluate how the variables of gender, age, hospital mortality, length of hospital stay and which facilities were designated for treating patients with alcoholic liver disease. Material and methods: It is an ecological, time series study with a unit of analysis for the municipality of Salvador, from 2008 to 2015. The study used, to collect data, the website of the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System, on the DATASUS portal. Results and discussion: The results for the rates of DAF indicate the global increase in rates: from 2.99 per 100 thousand inhabitants to 4.41, with men having a higher prevalence of cases. Other results pointed to a higher mortality and hospitalization of people aged over 60 years when compared to other groups. Regarding the hospitalization rates, it was noticed that the values were lower for the group of women (in 2012, the number of 3.85, against 22.2 for men in the same period). The data collected through DATASUS revealed a hospital lethality for DAF for all the years of study above 20% and, for averages of hospitalized’s days, was noticed a tendency of increase for the data, in all investigated groups. Conclusion: The research provides support for understanding the information about Alcoholic Liver Disease. Preventive measures alcoholic beverages’ use include increasing the dose of weight, reducing the risks associated with alcohol use and the health problems related to it.