Hepatitis C virus infection and hospital-related outcomes: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

People living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are disproportionately over-represented in the healthcare system due to various individual and contextual circumstances, including comorbidities and socioeconomic marginalisation. With growing trends in morbidity and mortality related to HCV infection, HCV is becoming a significant health and financial burden on the healthcare system, particularly in acute hospital settings. It is noteworthy that with the advent of direct-acting antiviral therapy the increasing number of patients who are cured of HCV could potentially result in different patterns of hospital-related outcomes over time.

Methods and analysis

We will conduct a systematic review of published literature to retrieve quantitative research articles pe

SUBMITTER: Ti L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6009619 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature