The persistence of underreporting of hepatitis C as an underlying or contributing cause of death, 2011-2017

Authors

Philip R. Spradling
Yuna Zhong
Anne C. Moorman
Loralee B. Rupp, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Mei Lu, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Eyasu H. Teshale
Mark A. Schmidt
Yihe G. Daida
Joseph A. Boscarino
Stuart C. Gordon, Henry Ford HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Spradling PR, Zhong Y, Moorman AC, Rupp LB, Lu M, Teshale EH, Schmidt MA, Daida YG, Boscarino JA, and Gordon SC. The persistence of underreporting of hepatitis C as an underlying or contributing cause of death, 2011-2017. Clin Infect Dis 2021.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-9-2021

Publication Title

Clinical infectious diseases

Abstract

Using electronic health records, we found that hepatitis C reporting on death certificates of 2,901 HCV-infected decedents from four U.S. healthcare organizations during 2011-2017 was documented in only 50% of decedents with hepatocellular carcinoma and less than half with decompensated cirrhosis. National figures likely underestimate the U.S. HCV mortality burden.

PubMed ID

33561187

ePublication

ePub ahead of print