Contemporary Trends in Hospitalizations for Comorbid Chronic Liver Disease and Substance Use Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chronic liver diseases (CLDs) and substance use disorders (SUDs) are increasingly prevalent and often coexist. Contemporary studies describing the characteristics and hospitalization trends of those with comorbid CLD-SUD are lacking. We aimed to characterize a population-based cohort with comorbid CLD-SUD and describe trends in these hospitalizations over time by individual-level characteristics.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional analysis of the National Inpatient Sample from 2005 through 2017. Diagnosis codes were used to identify adult hospitalizations with CLD, SUD, or both. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to make comparisons between diagnosis categories. Unadjusted and age-adjusted trends in these hospitalizations were described over time.

SUBMITTER: Desai AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8216677 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature