title: [Mortality and readmission in hospitalized cirrhotic patients in a General Hospital from Lima, Peru].
abstract: Liver cirrhosis is a public health problem. In Peru, is the leading cause of death in liver diseases. In addition, patients with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis are at increased risk for readmission.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the frequency of mortality and readmission at 3 months, and clinical-epidemiological characteristics of hospitalized cirrhotic patients in a general hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected prospectively of hospitalized cirrhotic patients in the Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia,Lima,Peru, from October 2011 to October 2012; telephone follow-up was at 3 months after hospital discharge.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study included 96 patients. The mean age was 59.2 years. The most common etiology of cirrhosis was alcohol (45.8%) and the main reason for hospitalization was upper gastrointestinal bleeding (29.2%). Global mortality was 39.6% (38 patients), from them, 63.2% (24/38) were inpatients, its main cause was septic shock 31.5% (12/38). Forty-four percent of the deceased had infection as complication. Hospital readmission was 42.8% (33/77) and 36.3% of them died.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hospitalized cirrhotic patients showed high mortality at 3 months, these patients at discharge revealed a high readmission within 3 months of follow up.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malpica-Castillo
authors.affiliation: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ticse
authors.affiliation: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salazar-Quiñones
authors.affiliation: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Lester
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cheng-Zárate
authors.affiliation: Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Valenzuela-Granados
authors.affiliation: Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú..
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huerta-Mercado Tenorio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010568:Peru; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult