Caracterización del paciente con Hepatitis C bajo control en el Sistema Público de Salud, Chile. Año 2016 -2017-
Characterization of hepatitis C patients under treatment in the Public Health System, Chile-2016
Gastroenterol. latinoam; 29 (3), 2018
Publication year: 2018
At the 67° World Health Assembly (WHA67.6), member states are encouraged to undertake measures
to ensure and strengthen surveillance, prevention, access to treatment and control of viral hepatitis in all
countries. In this context- and although in Chile hepatitis C is considered a low endemic pathology- efforts
have been made to improve the lives of people infected by this virus. In the process of inclusion of new
direct-action therapies such as Explicit Guarantees in Health (GES), it was necessary to know the real
demand, as well as some important variables for decision-making.
Methodology:
In 2016, the Ministry of Health requested to the centers of hepatitis C of the public health system of the country, to report in Excel spreadsheets the list of patients under control, including variables of clinical-epidemiological interest. Sensitive data from these cases guaranteed throughout the process. Descriptive analysis of the profile of the patient, genotype, comorbidities, as well as liver transplantation, the result of previous treatment and candidates for new therapies according to prioritization criteria, established in GES regulation.In the results the characterization of the patients is described:
the age is concentrated between 45 and 69 years old, without greater difference by sex, the most common genotype is 1 with 60% and 18% for genotype 3, 35% has cirrhosis, 21% has esophageal varicose veins, 6% HCV/HIV co-infection, 0.8% HCV/HBV co-infection, 7% with hemophilia.
En la 67ª Asamblea Mundial de la Salud (WHA67.6) se recomienda a los estados miembros emprender
medidas para garantizar y fortalecer la vigilancia, prevención, acceso al tratamiento y control de las hepatitis virales en todos los países. En este contexto, y pese a que en Chile se considera la hepatitis C como
una patología de baja endemia, se han realizado esfuerzos para mejorar la vida de las personas infectadas
por este virus. En el proceso de inclusión de las nuevas terapias de acción directa como garantías explícitas en Salud (GES), se requirió conocer la demanda real, así como algunas variables importantes para
la toma de decisiones.