Diagnoses of, and deaths from, severe liver disease due to hepatitis C in England between 2000 and 2005 estimated using multiple data sources

Andrea G. Mann*, M. E. Ramsay, L. J. Brant, M. A. Balogun, A. Costella, H. E. Harris

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    Abstract

    Matching individuals reported to a sentinel surveillance scheme for hepatitis C between 2000 and 2005 to individuals with a hospital episode for hepatitis C-related liver disease in the same hospitals, we estimated that the number of cases of hepatitis C-related end-stage liver disease in these English hospitals was 42% (597/419) higher than Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) would indicate. Further, matching records of hepatitis C-related deaths in HES to death certificates, we estimated that, between 2000 and 2005, the true number of deaths from hepatitis C-related end-stage liver disease was between 185% (353/124) and 257% (378/106) higher than the number recorded in routine mortality statistics. We provide estimates of under-recording that can be used to modify existing models of disease burden due to hepatitis C and provide a simple approach to improve the monitoring of trends in severe hepatitis C-related morbidity over time.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)513-518
    Number of pages6
    JournalEpidemiology and Infection
    Volume137
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

    Keywords

    • England
    • Hepatitis C
    • Hepatocellular carcinoma
    • Liver cirrhosis

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