Table 2

 Number of hospital admissions for different subtypes of cirrhosis of the liver as the principal diagnosis, number of deaths, and standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) at 30 days and at 30–364 days after hospital admission, 1968–98

Principal diagnosis at admissionNo of hospital admissions30 day follow up30–364 day follow upOne year follow up
No of deathsSMR(95% CI)No of deathsSMR(95% CI)No of deathsSMR(95% CI)
*These subtypes were distinguishable from ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding only, and refer to the period 1979–98 only.
95% CI, 95% confidence interval.
Alcoholic liver cirrhoses2802317108(96.6, 121)45816.8(15.3, 18.4)77522.1(20.6, 23.7)
    Alcoholic hepatitis*3882080.6(49.2, 120)3915.7(11.1, 21.0)5919.8(15.1, 25.1)
    Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver*669113145(120, 174)14322.0(18.5, 25.8)25627.4(24.1, 30.8)
    Other and unspecified alcoholic liver cirrhosis and disease*1383146102(86.2, 120)21716.4(14.3, 18.7)36321.5(19.3, 23.7)
Non-alcoholic liver cirrhoses204125666.4(58.5, 74.8)39212.0(10.8, 13.2)64814.0(12.9, 15.1)
    Chronic hepatitis*4222237.8(23.6, 55.2)498.6(6.3, 11.2)7110.0(7.8, 12.5)
    Biliary cirrhosis*3221328.7(15.2, 46.5)4910.7(7.9, 13.9)6211.4(8.7, 14.4)
    Other and unspecified liver cirrhosis and disease without mention of alcohol*82714275.0(63.2, 87.8)20813.5(11.7, 15.4)35015.4(13.8, 17.1)
With liver cirrhosis as a secondary or subsidiary diagnosis3349731100(93.0, 108)60211.0(10.2, 11.9)133315.2(14.4, 16.0)
All admissions8192130492.5(87.6, 97.6)145212.7(12.1, 13.4)275616.3(15.7, 16.9)