Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Xingtai City.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has severely impacted the daily practice of gastrointestinal endoscopy worldwide. Most endoscopy centers in China were shut down in late January 2020. We investigated the impact of the shutdown on acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB) events in Xingtai City, Hebei Province, China.

Methods

A web-based survey collected information on gastroscopy workload and AUGIB events. The study period was from 4 weeks before to 4 weeks after lockdown initiation in Xingtai City. Fourteen public gastrointestinal endoscopy centers performing emergency endoscopies were contacted via e-mail to collect weekly emergency gastroscopy volumes and the number of AUGIB events. AUGIB was defined as recent melena, hematemesis, or both, w

SUBMITTER: Duan Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7938257 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature