Prevalence and Incidence of Liver failure

Prevalence/Incidence of Liver failure: Online Medical Books

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Hepatic Failure: Hepatic Failure - epidemiology
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

Prevalence of specific causes is often dependent on age and geographic region:

• In infants and children <3 years of age, indeterminate and metabolic abnormalities predominate.
• In older children and adolescents, drug-induced toxicity, especially acetaminophen, takes a more predominant role in causing acute liver failure.
• Infectious etiologies, especially hepatitis virus, vary in prevalence based on geographic region.

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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008

About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Liver failure usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Liver failure at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Liver failure refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Liver failure diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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