Retrospective analyses of the outcomes among hospitalized liver cirrhosis patients with heart failure and COVID-19 infection: Insight from the National Inpatient Sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is paucity of data regarding the impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection on the outcomes of hospitalized liver cirrhosis (LC) patients with heart failure (HF).

Methods

Utilizing the 2020 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) Database, we conducted a retrospective cohort study to investigate the outcomes of hospitalized LC patients with HF and COVID-19 infection, looking at its impact on in-hospital mortality, risk for acute kidney injury (AKI) and length of stay (LOS).

Results

We identified a total of 10,810 hospitalized LC patients with HF, of which 1.39 % (n = 150/10,810) had COVID-19 infection. Using a stepwise survey multivariable logistic regression model that adjusted for patient and hospital level confounders, COVID-19 infection among

SUBMITTER: Casipit BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9916131 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature