Trends in upper gastrointestinal bleeding during the COVID-19 pandemic

摘要

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the entire world, including the United States and specifically its healthcare system. Based on recommendations from all major Gastrointestinal Societies [ ], we postponed all non-urgent procedures at our institution with effect from March 16th, 2020. After postponing non-emergent procedures, we aimed to evaluate the trends of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) performed during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a retrospective review of all patients undergoing EGDs at our institution during the study period (March 16 to April 15, 2020). In addition, we collected similar data from the preceding 2 months (January 1 to February 29, 2020) and the same time period from the preceding year (March 16 to April 15, 2019) for comparison, to account for any seasonal variation.