Table 2.
Incidence rate of critical events related to liver cirrhosis by index year.
| Critical events | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visit the emergency department within 30 days of diagnosis | ||||||
| Alcoholic cirrhosis, case/group, n | 110/1238 | 114/1188 | 101/1234 | 98/1234 | 134/1300 | |
| Proportion per 1000 patients | 88.9 | 96.0 | 81.8 | 79.4 | 103.1 | 0.602 |
| Alcoholic cirrhosis with decompensation, case/group, n | 71/487 | 77/496 | 62/476 | 60/445 | 91/469 | |
| Proportion per 1000 patients | 145.8 | 155.2 | 130.3 | 134.8 | 194.0 | 0.144 |
| Non-alcoholic cirrhosis, case/group, n | 116/3997 | 123/4120 | 122/4558 | 118/4534 | 158/4916 | |
| Proportion per 1000 patients | 29.0 | 29.9 | 26.8 | 26.0 | 32.1 | 0.687 |
| Non-alcoholic cirrhosis With decompensation, case/group, n | 69/725 | 65/759 | 62/808 | 59/734 | 73/769 | |
| Proportion per 1000 patients | 95.2 | 85.6 | 76.7 | 80.4 | 94.9 | 0.887 |
| Need for intensive care unit care within 30 days of diagnosis | ||||||
| Alcoholic cirrhosis, case/group, n | 5/1456 | 8/1408 | 8/1455 | 9/1422 | 7/1519 | |
| Proportion per 1000 patients | 3.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 0.620 |
| Alcoholic cirrhosis with decompensation, case/group, n | 2/592 | 5/612 | 6/591 | 6/537 | 5/583 | |
| Proportion per 1000 patients | 3.4 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 8.6 | 0.261 |
| Non-alcoholic cirrhosis, case/group, n | 5/4286 | 6/4408 | 6/4825 | 7/4841 | 11/5281 | |
| Proportion per 1000 patients | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.260 |
| Non-alcoholic cirrhosis With decompensation, case/group, n | 4/843 | 4/869 | 3/917 | 4/866 | 3/903 | |
| Proportion per 1000 patients | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 0.678 |
| Death within 30 days of diagnosis | ||||||
| Alcoholic cirrhosis, case/group, n | 1/1463 | 3/1415 | 1/1458 | 2/1429 | 0/1530 | |
| Proportion per 1000 patients | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.404 |
| Alcoholic cirrhosis with decompensation, case/group, n | 1/594 | 1/615 | 1/592 | 1/540 | 0/586 | |
| Proportion per 1000 patients | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.508 |
| Non-alcoholic cirrhosis, case/group, n | 1/4289 | 1/4414 | 1/4834 | 1/4853 | 3/5297 | |
| Proportion per 1000 patients | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.381 |
| Non-alcoholic cirrhosis With decompensation, case/group, n | 0/846 | 1/871 | 0/921 | 1/870 | 1/906 | |
| Proportion per 1000 patients | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.431 |