Actuación de enfermería ante un paciente con infección aguda por el virus de la hepatitis C en hemodiálisis en tratamiento con antivirales de acción directa

Abstract

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) was identified in 1989 by Michael Houghton and was considered to be the origin of most of the so-called non-A non-B1,2 hepatitis. Today, it is a major public health problem worldwide given its high prevalence and high evolution towards chronicity, becoming one of the main causes of liver transplantation3. The incidence and prevalence of HCV infection among haemodialysis patients is often higher than in the general population4. Although in-hospital infection control has improved thanks to multiple lines of research aimed at optimizing biosecurity measures, the high risk of progressive liver damage, cirrhosis, liver failure or hepatocellular carcinoma, make this virus a challenge for health policies⁵.