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1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online) |
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©The Author(s) 2023. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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| Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
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Observational Study |
| Article Title |
Trends in gastrointestinal disease hospitalizations and outcomes during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
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Ayooluwatomiwa Deborah Adekunle, Muni Rubens, Mary Sedarous, Tahniyat Tariq and Philip N Okafor |
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| Corresponding Author |
Philip N Okafor, FACG, MD, Doctor, Doctor, Division of Gastroenterology, Stanford University College of Medicine, 420 Broadway Street, Pavilion D, 2nd Floor, Redwood City, CA 94063, United States. philokafor@gmail.com |
| Key Words |
COVID-19; Shelter-in-place; procedure utilization; outcomes; hospitalizations; Gastrointestinal diseases |
| Core Tip |
In the current study, we found that, in the first year of the pandemic (2020), the lowest hospitalization rates for common gastrointestinal (GI) conditions in California coincided with peaks of the pandemic in April, November, and December. Overall, there was a 15% hospitalization rate reduction for acute GI conditions in 2020 (the first year of the pandemic) compared to 2019. No significant increase in all-cause mortality for GI admissions was observed for any of the conditions studied except acute pancreatitis, diverticulitis, nonvariceal upper GI bleeding (NVUGIB) and Crohn’s disease. Emergency endoscopies within the first 24 h for acute GI conditions in 2020 were comparable with previous years except for NVUGIB. Unfortunately, there was a corresponding increase in all-cause mortality for NVUGIB. We also outline and create plots of the number of admissions and associated in patient all-cause mortality by month of the year for the conditions studied. |
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2023-01-20 13:48 |
| Citation |
Adekunle AD, Rubens M, Sedarous M, Tariq T, Okafor PN. Trends in gastrointestinal disease hospitalizations and outcomes during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic. World J Gastroenterol 2023; 29(4): 744-757 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v29/i4/744.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v29.i4.744 |
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