Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Hospitalizations for Alcoholic Hepatitis or Cirrhosis in Alberta, Canada

COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and restrictions had significant disruption to patient care. We aimed to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on hospitalizations of patients with alcoholic and non-alcoholic cirrhosis as well as alcoholic hepatitis (AH) in Alberta, Canada.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - October 26, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Abdel Aziz Shaheen, Kristine Kong, Christopher Ma, Chelsea Doktorchik, Carla S. Coffin, Mark G. Swain, Kelly W. Burak, Stephen E. Congly, Samuel S. Lee, Matthew Sadler, Meredith Borman, Juan G. Abraldes Source Type: research