Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the outcomes for the patients presenting with acute upper gastrointestinal variceal bleeding – A University hospital experience

ABSTRACT

P55 Figure 1Patient survival to 90 days in precovid year compared with covid year[Figure omitted. See PDF]DiscussionAlthough the overall mortality of patients presenting with UGIVB to UHNM was high, there was no significant difference in the mortality between the pre-COVID and the COVID year. This finding contrasts with the previously published data from London. Several factors may have contributed to this difference including variations in patient characteristics, availability of endoscopy services during the periods of lockdown and the variations in the overall burden of COVID pandemic on the hospitals in different parts of the country.