Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol-related hepatitis admissions: Analysis of nationwide data 2016-2020

CONCLUSIONS: A sharp rise in the cases of ARH between 2019-2020 was noted, which aligned with the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only did total hospitalization increase, but an increase in mortality was also noted, reflecting higher severity in the patients admitted during the COVID-19 pandemic.PMID:37315782 | PMC:PMC10259164 | DOI:10.1016/j.amjms.2023.06.002

Source: The American Journal of the Medical Sciences - June 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Aalam Sohal Hunza Chaudhry Jay Patel Nimrat Dhillon Isha Kohli Dino Dukovic Marina Roytman Kris V Kowdley Source Type: research