Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on acute pancreatitis presentations, management, and in-hospital outcomes: a single-center, retrospective observational study from the northeast of China
| Autor: | Zu-Chao Du, Jian Zhang, Xin-Jian Li, Zhan-Tian Zhang, Kai-Song Bai, Zi-Min Wang, Yan Xu, Xue-Wei Bai, Bei Sun |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, Vol 15 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1756-2848 17562848 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/17562848221145552 |
| Popis: | Background: Since initially detected in late December 2019, the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak rapidly swept the world, which has profoundly affected healthcare system and clinical practice in the management of gastrointestinal diseases. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the pattern of hospital admissions and healthcare services for acute pancreatitis (AP). Design: We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study using the anonymized electronic medical records. Methods: This single-center, retrospective observational study from a regional medical center in the northeast of China included all consecutively admitted patients with AP from 23 January to 10 June 2020 (during the COVID-19 outbreak in Harbin), compared with the equivalent period of the previous year, in terms of demographics, clinical characteristics, and in-hospital outcomes. Results: In this article, we observed a reduction in AP admissions after the beginning of COVID-19 outbreak. With the prolonged time from symptom onset to hospitalization [32.0 (22.0–72.0) versus 18.0 (12.0–24.0) h; p |
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