Collateral Effect of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Hospitalizations and Clinical Outcomes in Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases: A Territory-wide Observational Study in Hong Kong

As of July 22, 2020 there were more than 14.9 million cases and 616,000 deaths due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide.1 Medical resources were shifted to management of infected patients, and declines in hospitalizations for acute coronary syndrome and stroke were observed.2,3 The world is now being exposed to a third wave of the pandemic, and the disruption to endoscopy service is considerable, leading to potential delays in the diagnosis of cancers and management of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.

Source: Gastroenterology - July 25, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Louis H.S. Lau, Sunny H. Wong, Terry C.F. Yip, Grace L.H. Wong, Vincent W.S. Wong, Joseph J.Y. Sung Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: research