Seasonal Variations of Hospital Admissions for Alcohol-Related Hepatitis in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical experience suggests an increased hospitalization rate for alcohol-related hepatitis (AH) in the winter months; however, seasonal variations in the prevalence of hospitalizations for AH have not been described previously. We hypothesized that AH hospitalizations would be higher in the winter months due to the holiday season and increased alcohol sales.

Methods

Patients with primary or secondary discharge diagnosis of AH were included in the study (International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification-10th Revision codes K70.4 and K70.1) between January 2016 and December 2019. The primary outcome measure for this study was daily hospitalizations by each month of the year. Secondary outcome measures included the rate of in-hospital mortality associ

SUBMITTER: Sohal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9076155 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature