Etiological analysis of liver cirrhosis of 408 cases in Yangzhou

Objective To investigate the characteristics of the cause of liver cirrhotic patients in Yangzhou.Methods Etiology of cirrhosis from Jan.2005 to Dec.2011 during our hospital in 408 patients was analyzed retrospectively.Results 167 cases(40.9%) were caused by the infection of hepatitis B virus,while 56 cases(13.7%) by schistosomiasis infection,55 cases(13.5%) by alcoholic taking hepatitis,50 patients(12.3%) by the infection of hepatitis C virus,25 cases(6.1%) by alcoholic and hepatitis virus common injury,21 cases(5.1%) by schistosomiasis and hepatitis virus common injury,24 cases(5.9%) by cryptogenic cirrhosis,and there were other 10 cases(2.5%).The number of patients with alcoholic cirrhosis significantly increased(P0.05),while the number of patients with cirrhosis after hepatitis significantly decreased(P0.05) in the seven years.Mixing factors due to liver cirrhosis Child class C patients was significantly higher than that due to a single cause of liver cirrhosis patients(43.5% vs 22.3%,P0.05).Conclusion Cause of cirrhosis of the conclusion of Yangzhou region is still mainly viral hepatitis B,alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver upward trend.Mixed etiology in patients with cirrhosis due to liver cirrhosis patients'condition was more serious than the single cause.