Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	52100
Country	Brazil

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Epidemiological profile of alcoholic liver disease hospital admissions in a Latin American country over a 10-year period
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Andre Castro Lyra, Lorena Mascarenhas Carneiro de Almeida, Yukari Figueroa Mise and Lourianne Nascimento Cavalcante
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Andre Castro Lyra, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine - Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Gastro-Hepatology Service, Hospital University, Federal University of Bahia and Gastro-Hepatology Service, Hospital São Rafael, S/n - Canela, 4 andar CPPHO, Salvador 40295-050, Bahia, Brazil. aclyra@live.com
Key Words	Alcoholic liver disease; Epidemiology; Mortality; Liver; Cirrhosis; Hospital admissions
Core Tip	Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is one of the main causes of chronic liver disease worldwide. Many patients with ALD present for medical care after they have developed advanced liver disease and its complications. It is important to know the epidemiology of ALD within a specific region/country to better understand which resources might be necessary to improve management. This study provides a landscape of the epidemiological profile of hospital admissions due to ALD in different regions of Brazil from 2006 to 2015, including the mortality rates and admissions according to age range. We detected a 34.07% increase in the total number of hospital admissions for ALD and a 24.72% increase in the total number of ALD deaths over these 10 years. Therefore, this study signals the need to be alert to this liver illness and to possibly revisit policies related to alcohol marketing, sales, and consumption.
Citation	Lyra AC, de Almeida LMC, Mise YF, Cavalcante LN. Epidemiological profile of alcoholic liver disease hospital admissions in a Latin American country over a 10-year period. World J Hepatol 2020; 12(5): 230-238

Received	2019-12-06 04:27
Peer-Review Started	2019-12-06 04:28
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2019-12-26 04:40
Revised	2020-02-29 14:31
Second Decision	2020-04-04 06:18
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2020-04-05 16:22
Articles in Press	2020-04-05 16:22
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2020-04-19 23:13
Typeset the Manuscript	2020-05-26 03:39

ISSN	1948-5182 (online)
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