ArticleDigestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Outcomes in Hospitalized Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients.
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- Are gastrointestinal symptoms associated with higher risk of Mortality in COVID-19 patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC gastroenterology · 2022Pooled it
- Gastroenterology manifestations and COVID-19 outcomes: A meta-analysis of 25,252 cohorts among the first and second waves.Journal of medical virology · 2021Pooled it
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- Relationship between anal swab PCR for SARS-CoV-2 with gastrointestinal clinical manifestations and severity of COVID-19 infection in Indonesia.F1000Research · 2023Article
- Factors Associated With Poor Outcomes Among Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Infection and Gastrointestinal Symptoms.Gastro hep advances · 2023Article
- Development and validation of prognostic scoring system for COVID-19 severity in South India.Irish journal of medical science · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients: A Single-Center Study from Turkey.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2022Article
- An overview of gastrointestinal diseases in patients with COVID-19: A narrative review.Medicine · 2022Review
- Meta-analysis of the demographic and prognostic significance of gastrointestinal symptoms in COVID-19 patients.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2022Article
- Clues from the Pandora's Box: Frequency of Acute Abdominal Symptoms in COVID-19 and Its Association with Inflammatory Markers-a Cross-Sectional Study.The Indian journal of surgery · 2022Article
- Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients at Eka Kotebe General Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2022Article
- Altered gut microbiota patterns in COVID-19: Markers for inflammation and disease severity.World journal of gastroenterology · 2022Review
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Abstract
introductionGastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are increasingly being recognized in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It is unclear if the presence of GI symptoms is associated with poor outcomes in COVID-19. We aim to assess if GI symptoms could be used for prognostication in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
methodsWe retrospectively analyzed patients admitted to a tertiary medical center in Brooklyn, NY, from March 18, 2020, to March 31, 2020, with COVID-19. The patients' medical charts were reviewed for the presence of GI symptoms at admission, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. COVID-19 patients with GI symptoms (cases) were compared with COVID-19 patients without GI symptoms (control).
resultsA total of 150 hospitalized COVID-19 patients were included, of which 31 (20.6%) patients had at least 1 or more of the GI symptoms (cases). They were compared with the 119 COVID-19 patients without GI symptoms (controls). The average age among cases was 57.6 years (SD 17.2) and control was 63.3 years (SD 14.6). No statistically significant difference was noted in comorbidities and laboratory findings. The primary outcome was mortality, which did not differ between cases and controls (41.9 vs. 37.8%, p = 0.68). No statistically significant differences were noted in secondary outcomes, including the length of stay (LOS, 7.8 vs. 7.9 days, p = 0.87) and need for mechanical ventilation (29 vs. 26.9%, p = 0.82). DISCUSSION: In our study, the presence of GI manifestations in COVID-19 at the time of admission was not associated with increased mortality, LOS, or mechanical ventilation.
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