Between-hospital care referrals for severe alcohol-related liver disease during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 to 2022

Between-hospital care referrals for severe alcohol-related liver disease during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 to 2022

Abstract Increased alcohol consumption during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is projected to impact alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) morbidity and mortality. Inter-hospital escalation-of-care referral requests to our tertiary-care hepatology unit were analyzed from January 2020 through Dec...

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Veröffentlicht in:Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford) 2024-01, Vol.59 (1)
Hauptverfasser: Almazan, Erik, Dixon, Juliette, Gerstenblith, Avi, Andrews, Sarah, Flanary, James, Cameron, Andrew M, Gurakar, Ahmet, Chen, Po-Hung
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Sprache:eng
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Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Hospitals
Humans
Liver Diseases, Alcoholic - epidemiology
Liver Diseases, Alcoholic - therapy
Pandemics
Referral and Consultation
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Increased alcohol consumption during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is projected to impact alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) morbidity and mortality. Inter-hospital escalation-of-care referral requests to our tertiary-care hepatology unit were analyzed from January 2020 through December 2022. Most requests to our center were for ALD with an increase in requests from intermediate care units, suggestive of higher acuity illness.
ISSN:0735-0414
1464-3502
1464-3502
DOI:10.1093/alcalc/agad071