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- Title
Retrospective Investigation of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Virus Infections in Patients Evaluated Preoperatively.
- Authors
Kılınç, Gökhan; Kula, Atay Can; Duran, Alev Çetin; Atik, Tuğba Kula
- Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs), and anti-hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) in preoperative patients and to discuss whether preoperative tests for hepatitis B virus HBV and HCV should be performed in light of new treatments and changing current information. Materials and Methods: Patients were divided into three groups according to age groups: 18-44 years old, 45-64 years old and over 65 years old. Pre- and post-seropositivity medical records of patients with seropositivity in HBsAg and anti-HCV serological test results were obtained from the data processing center and analyzed using anonymized data. Results: The mean age of 26,855 patients was 40.7±17.4 (18-98 years). It was observed that 57.4% (15,426) of the patients were between the ages of 18 and 44, 29.8% (8,008) were 45 and 64, and 12.7% (3,421) were over the age of 65. HBsAg seropositivity was highest in the 18-44 age group (49.5%). HBsAg reactivity in 569 (2.1%) patients; anti-HCV reactivity was determined in 50 (0.2%) patients. The highest reactivity rate for HBsAg (3.9%) was in the 45-64 age group; for anti-HCV, the highest reactivity rate (0.6%) was found in the group over 65 years old. Conclusion: Secondary prevention of patients is now possible with early detection of HBV and HCV infections. It is thought that HBV and HCV screenings to be performed during the pre-operative preparation phase will contribute to this issue.
- Subjects
HEPATITIS C diagnosis; HEPATITIS B; PREOPERATIVE care; RESEARCH; SEROPREVALENCE; AGE distribution; RETROSPECTIVE studies; ACQUISITION of data; MEDICAL records; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Viral Hepatitis Journal / Viral Hepatit Dergisi, 2023, Vol 29, Issue 1, p16
- ISSN
1307-9441
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4274/vhd.galenos.2023.2022-4-1