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

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was a public health crisis affecting medical, social, and psychological wellness. In a previous study, we reported a rise in alcohol-related hepatitis (ARH) cases between 2019 and 2020 in the central valley of California. Our goal in the current study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on ARH at a national level.

Materials and methods

We used data from the 2016 to 2020 National Inpatient Sample. All adult patients diagnosed with ARH (ICD10 K70.1 and K70.4) were included. Information was collected regarding patient demographics, hospital characteristics, and severity of hospitalization. We analyzed the annual percentage changes (PC) between 2016-2019 and 2019-2020 to assess the impact of COVID-19 on hospitalization

SUBMITTER: Sohal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10259164 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature