Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on acute pancreatitis presentations, management, and in-hospital outcomes: a single-center, retrospective observational study from the northeast of China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since initially detected in late December 2019, the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak rapidly swept the world, which has profoundly affected healthcare system and clinical practice in the management of gastrointestinal diseases.

Objectives

We aimed to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the pattern of hospital admissions and healthcare services for acute pancreatitis (AP).

Design

We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study using the anonymized electronic medical records.

Methods

This single-center, retrospective observational study from a regional medical center in the northeast of China included all consecutively admitted patients with AP from 23 January to 10 June 2020 (during the COVID-19 outbreak in Harbin), c

SUBMITTER: Du ZC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806203 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature