Trends in cirrhosis hospitalizations during the COVID-19 pandemic

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, which started in Wuhan in 2019 changed the world and created several challenges to healthcare services. In preparation for expected increased numbers of patients with severe respiratory failure, many hospitals across the globe have intentionally reduced non-emergent procedures and hospitalizations to assure that initially scarce personal protective equipment was available and to preserve the different levels of hospital capacity. During this period, some studies reported reduced numbers of hospital admissions across different areas -from cirrhosis to heart failure [1 –4].
Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research