Increased Mortality in Patients Undergoing Inpatient Endoscopy During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
Ilagan-Ying YC, Almeida MN, Kahler-Quesada A, Ying L, Hughes ML, Do A, Hung KW. Increased Mortality in Patients Undergoing Inpatient Endoscopy During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2022, 67: 5053-5062. PMID: 35182250, PMCID: PMC8857390, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-022-07414-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient endoscopyCare centerEndoscopic proceduresIntensive care unit admissionAcademic tertiary care centerCare unit admissionProportion of patientsTertiary care centerCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHigher mortality riskDisease 2019 pandemicEarly COVID-19 pandemicICU admissionUnit admissionPatient demographicsUrgent indicationsBlood transfusionFirst waveHigher proportionPatient reluctanceMale genderUrgent proceduresProcedural characteristicsHospital careMost healthcare systems