Gastrointestinal Symptoms Predict the Outcomes From COVID-19 Infection.
J Clin Gastroenterol
; 56(2): e145-e148, 2022 02 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1238271
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has taken hundreds of thousands of lives globally. Besides the respiratory tract, the virus can affect the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Data regarding the significance of GI symptoms in the COVID-19 course are limited. In this largest US study to date, the authors reviewed electronic encounters of 1003 consecutive patients who were tested positive for the virus between March 12 and April 3, 2020. Initial GI symptoms were present in up to 22.4% of patients and were associated with worse outcomes after adjustment for demographics, comorbidities, and other clinical symptoms. COVID-19 with GI involvement may define a more severe phenotype.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Gastrointestinal Diseases
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Clin Gastroenterol
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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