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BARCELONA, Spain, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Separate Study Links Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure to High Short-Term Mortality
Two studies presented at the International Liver Congress™ 2012 show the true impact that liver disease has across Europe. One highlights the financial cost of liver disease to the community and the second highlights the high mortality rates associated with cirrhosis.
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A naturalistic, multicenter, retrospective, Cost of Illness study (COME) was developed to assess costs occurring in 1,088 patients over six months. Patients enrolled had liver diseases including hepatitis C, cirrhosis, hepatitis B, hepatic carcinoma and other hepatic diseases (cholestasis, NASH etc.). The study found that liver disease cost the EU on average at least €644.77 per patient per month[1]. Hospitalisations account for 50.6% of the overall mean direct costs per month, with treatment accounting for 41.2% of costs[1]. In addition, patients and family caregivers lost an average of 1.15 days per patient per month of productivity, an important indirect cost.
EASL Vice Secretary Professor Markus Peck-Radosavljeic commented: "These results demonstrate the real life costs involved in the treatment and ongoing management of patients with liver disease. Liver disease is an increasing problem and having concrete information on the financial impact can help us plan our treatment strategies more effectively and more importantly, might engage health authorities more to invest into preventive action like reducing harmful alcohol consumption and fight obesity."
The study concludes that although treatment costs account for just over 40% of direct costs, the use of efficient treatments is necessary to reduce w
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