Open AccessCOVID-19 Disease Outcomes: Does Gastrointestinal Burden Play a Role?
Author(s) -
Mohamed Tharwat Hegazy,
Rania Lithy,
Hoda M. Abdel-Hamid,
Mahmoud Wahba,
Omar Ashoush,
Mohamed Tharwat Hegazy,
MohamedKamal Ibrahim,
Dalia Abdelfatah,
Ashir Ahmed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical and experimental gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-7023
DOI - 10.2147/ceg.s297428
Subject(s) - medicine , diarrhea , disease , odds ratio , gastrointestinal disease , covid-19 , retrospective cohort study , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 presents an urgent threat to global health. As the epidemic grows, prognosis prediction is essential for monitoring risky patient. It is thus important to consider gastrointestinal manifestations and the duration of symptoms as predictors of prognosis. Our aim was to determine the correlation of gastrointestinal symptoms and laboratory markers with disease outcomes and whether symptom duration varies substantially between patients. We also undertook this study to determine the optimal time to predict COVID-19 outcome.