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Elmunzer BJ, Palsson OS, Forbes N, Zakaria A, Davis C, Canakis A, Qayed E, Bick B, Pawa S, Tierney WM, McLeod CG, Taylor J, Patel H, Mendelsohn RB, Bala G, Sloan I, Merchant AA, Smith ZL, Sendzischew Shane MA, Aroniadis OC, Ordiah CO, Ruddy JM, Simren M, Tack J, Drossman D. Prolonged Gastrointestinal Manifestations After Recovery From COVID-19. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 22:1098-1107.e3. [PMID: 37995983 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Acute enteric infections are well known to result in long-term gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. Although COVID-19 is principally a respiratory illness, it demonstrates significant GI tropism, possibly predisposing to prolonged gut manifestations. We aimed to examine the long-term GI impact of hospitalization with COVID-19. METHODS Nested within a large-scale observational cohort study of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 across North America, we performed a follow-up survey of 530 survivors 12-18 months later to assess for persistent GI symptoms and their severity, and for the development of disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBIs). Eligible patients were identified at the study site level and surveyed electronically. The survey instrument included the Rome IV Diagnostic Questionnaire for DGBI, a rating scale of 24 COVID-related symptoms, the Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scale, and the Impact of Events-Revised trauma symptom questionnaire (a measure of posttraumatic stress associated with the illness experience). A regression analysis was performed to explore the factors associated with GI symptom severity at follow-up. RESULTS Of the 530 invited patients, 116 responded (52.6% females; mean age, 55.2 years), and 73 of those (60.3%) met criteria for 1 or more Rome IV DGBI at follow-up, higher than the prevalence in the US general population (P < .0001). Among patients who experienced COVID-related GI symptoms during the index hospitalization (abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea), 42.1% retained at least 1 of these symptoms at follow-up; in comparison, 89.8% of respondents retained any (GI or non-GI) COVID-related symptom. The number of moderate or severe GI symptoms experienced during the initial COVID-19 illness by self-report correlated with the development of DGBI and severity of GI symptoms at follow-up. Posttraumatic stress disorder (Impact of Events-Revised score ≥33) related to the COVID-19 illness experience was identified in 41.4% of respondents and those individuals had higher DGBI prevalence and GI symptom severity. Regression analysis revealed that higher psychological trauma score (Impact of Events-Revised) was the strongest predictor of GI symptom severity at follow-up. CONCLUSIONS In this follow-up survey of patients 12-18 months after hospitalization with COVID-19, there was a high prevalence of DGBIs and persistent GI symptoms. Prolonged GI manifestations were associated with the severity of GI symptoms during hospitalization and with the degree of psychological trauma related to the illness experience.
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- B Joseph Elmunzer
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Ascension Providence Hospital/Michigan State University-College of Human Medicine, Southfield, Michigan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Section of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ochsner Health, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Rome Foundation Research Institute and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Rome Foundation Research Institute and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Institute of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Rome Foundation Research Institute and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Rome Foundation Research Institute and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Kondo R, Iwakiri Y, Kage M, Yano H. Endotheliopathy of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in liver disease. Pathol Int 2023; 73:381-393. [PMID: 37589433 DOI: 10.1111/pin.13361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Liver is the largest solid organ in the abdominal cavity, with sinusoid occupying about half of its volume. Under liver disease, hemodynamics in the liver tissue dynamically change, resulting in injury to liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs). We discuss the injury of LSECs in liver diseases in this article. Generally, in noninflamed tissues, vascular endothelial cells maintain quiescence of circulating leukocytes, and unnecessary blood clotting is inhibited by multiple antithrombotic factors produced by the endothelial cells. In the setting of inflammation, injured endothelial cells lose these functions, defined as inflammatory endotheliopathy. In chronic hepatitis C, inflammatory endotheliopathy in LSECs contributes to platelet accumulation in the liver tissue, and the improvement of thrombocytopenia by splenectomy is attenuated in cases with severe hepatic inflammation. In COVID-19, LSEC endotheliopathy induced by interleukin (IL)-6 trans-signaling promotes neutrophil accumulation and platelet microthrombosis in the liver sinusoids, resulting in liver injury. IL-6 trans-signaling promotes the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1, chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand (CXCL1), and CXCL2, which are the neutrophil chemotactic mediators, and P-selectin, E-selectin, and von Willebrand factor, which are involved in platelet adhesion to endothelial cells, in LSECs. Restoring LSECs function is important for ameliorating liver injury. Prevention of endotheliopathy is a potential therapeutic strategy in liver disease.
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- Reiichiro Kondo
- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Section of Digestive Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Medical Engineering, Junshin Gakuen University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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Azarbakhsh H, Moftakhar L, Valipour A, Mirahmadizadeh A, Moradi HA, Piraee E. Epidemiological features and consequences of COVID-19 in patients with and without gastrointestinal symptoms in southwestern Iran. A retrospective observational study. Health Sci Rep 2023; 6:e1499. [PMID: 37732104 PMCID: PMC10507146 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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Background and Aims Some studies have shown that in addition to respiratory symptoms, gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations reported in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The aim of this study was to compare the epidemiological features and consequences of COVID-19 in patients with and without GI symptoms. Methods This retrospective observational study concluded on 15,323 COVID-19 patients with GI symptoms and 95,724 patients without symptoms. All symptoms and comorbidities of the patients collected. To investigate the differences between qualitative variables in the two groups, χ 2 test was used. Logistic regression analysis also used to identify determinants of mortality in patients with COVID-19. Results During the course of the study, 111,047 cases of COVID-19 occurred. Of these, 13.8% of patients had GI symptoms, and 9.9% of deaths due to COVID-19 occurred in these patients. The most common reported GI symptoms among COVID-19 patients were nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. In addition, comorbidities, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and thyroid disease were significantly higher in patients with GI symptoms. The result of multiple logistic regression showed that the chance of mortality is higher in a patient with COVID-19 who have dyspnea, fever, cough, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, immunodeficiency, chronic kidney disease, thyroid disease, chronic pulmonary disease, and male gender. The chance of death was lower in people with GI symptoms. Conclusion According to the findings of this study, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea were the most common GI symptoms. Also, the chance of death is higher in people with co-morbidities such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Therefore, it is necessary to follow these people closely.
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- Department of Public Health, Student Research Committee Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Department of Public Health Abadan Faculty of Medical Sciences Abadan Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology, Non-communicable Diseases Research Center Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Department of Disaster and Emergency Health, Health Human Resources Research Center, School of Health Management and Information Sciences Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Department of Public Health Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences Yasuj Iran
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Araújo JR, Serafim T, Ismael S, Calhau C, Faria A, Teixeira D. Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase Activity and Efficiency Are Altered in Severe COVID-19 Patients. GASTRO HEP ADVANCES 2023; 2:911-917. [PMID: 39130768 PMCID: PMC11307804 DOI: 10.1016/j.gastha.2023.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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Background and Aims Although gut inflammation and dysbiosis have been implicated in the pathophysiology of severe cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the role of intestinal anti-inflammatory enzymes, such as alkaline phosphatase, is still underexplored. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare intestinal alkaline phosphatase (iALP) activity and its proinflammatory substrate - bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) - concentration between mild-to-moderate and severe COVID-19 patients. Methods Stool samples collected from 53 mild-to-moderate and 57 severe adult COVID-19 patients, previously enrolled in a national multicentre cross-sectional study (NCT04355741), were analysed for iALP activity and LPS concentration. Results iALP activity decreased by 40% in severe compared to mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients (median [interquartile range] of 120.6 [25.2-593.1] nmol pNP/min/g of protein vs 202.8 [102.1-676.1] nmol pNP/min/g of protein; P = .04) after adjustment for clinical and gut microbiota parameters. Regarding fecal LPS, its concentration was found to be decreased in severe patients (mean ± standard error of mean of 18,118 ± 1225 EU/g of feces vs 22,508 ± 1203 EU/g of feces; P = .01), although this parameter did not correlate with plasma levels of C-reactive protein (P = .08), a sensitive biomarker of systemic inflammation. In contrast, fecal ALP activity / LPS concentration ratio, an indicator of iALP efficiency, was found to be increased in severe compared to mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients (P = .04). Conclusion Changes in iALP kinetic parameters found in severe COVID-19 patients may represent a potential mechanism to counterbalance alterations in gut homeostasis (eg inflammation and dysbiosis) associated with COVID-19 severity.
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- João R. Araújo
- Nutrition & Metabolism Department, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Nutrition & Metabolism, CINTESIS@RISE, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Nutrition & Metabolism Department, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Nutrition & Metabolism Department, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Nutrition & Metabolism, CINTESIS@RISE, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- CHRC, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Nutrition & Metabolism Department, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Nutrition & Metabolism, CINTESIS@RISE, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Nutrition & Metabolism Department, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Nutrition & Metabolism, CINTESIS@RISE, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- CHRC, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Nutrition & Metabolism Department, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Nutrition & Metabolism, CINTESIS@RISE, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- CHRC, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Sigurdarson J, Eythorsson E, Bjarnason A, Bjornsson ES. Liver injury in patients with COVID-19 in comparison to patients with the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009: a population-based study. Scand J Gastroenterol 2023; 58:1145-1152. [PMID: 37128725 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2023.2204987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Elevated liver tests in patients with COVID-19 are widely reported. Population-based studies utilizing a validated analysis of drug-induced liver injury (DILI), with a control group of other viral illnesses and follow-up are largely lacking. MATERIALS AND METHODS All hospitalized patients in Iceland with SARS-CoV-2 in 2020 and pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in 2009 were included in this retrospective, population-based study. Liver tests were compared between the two groups and the correlation to inflammatory markers and persistence of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) elevations were assessed. Potential DILI cases were reviewed using the Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method (RUCAM). RESULTS 225 SARS-CoV-2-positive and 73 influenza A (H1N1)-positive patients were included. Liver test values were similar between the groups, except for aspartate aminotransferase (AST) which was significantly lower in COVID-19, with a mean difference of 26 U/L (95%CI 4.2-47). Ferritin elevation was positively correlated with ALT, AST and alkaline phosphatase. No patient had persistently elevated ALT in COVID-19 and none had a probable DILI. Only 3 patients had a possible DILI according to the RUCAM. CONCLUSIONS Elevated liver enzymes are not specific for COVID-19. Hyperferritinemia was associated with elevated liver tests. DILI was very rare in COVID-19 and an unlikely cause of elevated liver enzymes in COVID-19. Abnormal liver tests are nonpersistent and generally not clinically important in these patients.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Divison of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Department of Internal Medicine, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Divison of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Department of Internal Medicine, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Zhou X, Sun W, Zhang Y, Gu H, Wang R, Xie P, Zhu Y, Qiu M, Ding X, Wang H, Gao Y, Li J. A novel hACE2 knock-in mouse model recapitulates pulmonary and intestinal SARS-CoV-2 infection. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1175188. [PMID: 37350787 PMCID: PMC10283006 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1175188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission is responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 uses the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor to enter the host, and the gastrointestinal tract is a potential infection site as this receptor is expressed on it. Multiple studies have indicated that an increasing number of COVID-19 patients presented with gastrointestinal symptoms that are highly associated with disease severity. Moreover, emerging evidence has demonstrated that alterations in the gut immune microenvironment induced by intestinal SARS-CoV-2 infection can regulate respiratory symptoms. Therefore, targeting the intestines may be a candidate therapeutic strategy in patients with COVID-19; however, no mouse model can serve as an appropriate infection model for the development of fatal pneumonia while mimicking intestinal infection. In this study, a novel human ACE2 knock-in (KI) mouse model (or hACE2-KI) was systemically compared with the popular K18-hACE2 mice; it showed differences in the distribution of lung and intestinal infections and pathophysiological characteristics. These newly generated hACE2-KI mice were susceptible to intranasal infection with SARS-CoV-2, and not only developed mild to severe lung injury, but also acquired intestinal infection. Consequently, this model can be a useful tool for studying intestinal SARS-CoV-2 infection and developing effective therapeutic strategies.
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- Xiaoyang Zhou
- Department of Biosafety, School of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Department of Biosafety, School of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, AMMS, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biosafety, School of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Biosafety, School of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Biosafety, School of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Biosafety, School of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Biosafety, School of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, AMMS, Beijing, China
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- Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Department of Biosafety, School of Basic Medicine, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Marginean CM, Cinteza E, Vasile CM, Popescu M, Biciusca V, Docea AO, Mitrut R, Popescu MS, Mitrut P. Features of Liver Injury in COVID-19 Pathophysiological, Biological and Clinical Particularities. GASTROENTEROLOGY INSIGHTS 2023; 14:156-169. [DOI: 10.3390/gastroent14020012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2025] Open
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The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020 has caused unprecedented pressure on public health and healthcare. The spectrum of COVID-19 onset is large, from mild cases with minor symptoms to severe forms with multi-organ dysfunction and death. In COVID-19, multiple organ damage has been described, including lung damage, acute kidney injury, liver damage, stroke, cardiovascular and digestive tract disorders. The aspects of liver injury are different, sometimes presenting with only a slight increase in liver enzymes, but sometimes with severe liver injury, leading to acute liver failure requiring liver transplantation. In patients with chronic liver disease, especially liver cirrhosis, immune dysfunction can increase the risk of infection. Immune dysfunction has a multifactorial physiopathological mechanism, implying a complement system and macrophage activation, lymphocyte and neutrophil activity dysfunction, and intestinal dysbiosis. This review aims to evaluate the most relevant studies published in the last years related to the etiopathogenetic, biochemical, and histological aspects of liver injury in patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Liver damage is more evident in patients with underlying chronic liver disease, with a significantly higher risk of developing severe outcomes of COVID-19 and death. Systemic inflammation, coagulation disorders, endothelial damage, and immune dysfunction explain the pathogenic mechanisms involved in impaired liver function. Although various mechanisms of action of SARS-CoV-2 on the liver cell have been studied, the impact of the direct viral effect on hepatocytes is not yet established.
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- Cristina Maria Marginean
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Pediatrics Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, “Marie Curie” Emergency Children’s Hospital, 041451 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, “Marie Curie” Emergency Children’s Hospital, 041451 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiology, Bordeaux University Hospital, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Toxicology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Cardiology, University and Emergency Hospital, 050098 Bucharest, Romania
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- Ph.D. School Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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Yang C, Cai L, Xiao SY. Pathologic Characteristics of Digestive Tract and Liver in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019. Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2023; 52:201-214. [PMID: 36813426 PMCID: PMC9531645 DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2022.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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With the high prevalence of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), there has been increasing understanding of the pathologic changes associated with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This review summarizes the pathologic changes in the digestive system and liver associated with COVID-19, including the injuries induced by SARS-CoV2 infection of GI epithelial cells and the systemic immune responses. The common digestive manifestations associated with COVID-19 include anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea; the clearance of the viruses in COVID-19 patients with digestive symptoms is usually delayed. COVID-19-associated gastrointestinal histopathology is characterized by mucosal damage and lymphocytic infiltration. The most common hepatic changes are steatosis, mild lobular and portal inflammation, congestion/sinusoidal dilatation, lobular necrosis, and cholestasis.
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- Chunxiu Yang
- Department of Pathology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, MC6101, Anatomic Pathology, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Meringer H, Wang A, Mehandru S. The Pathogenesis of Gastrointestinal, Hepatic, and Pancreatic Injury in Acute and Long Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection. Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2023; 52:1-11. [PMID: 36813418 PMCID: PMC9721275 DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2022.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is targeted by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2. The present review examines GI involvement in patients with long coronavirus disease and discusses the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms that include viral persistence, mucosal and systemic immune dysregulation, microbial dysbiosis, insulin resistance, and metabolic abnormalities. Due to the complex and potentially multifactorial nature of this syndrome, rigorous clinical definitions and pathophysiology-based therapeutic approaches are warranted.
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- Hadar Meringer
- Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine; Precision Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, Icahn Building 11-02, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine; Precision Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, Icahn Building 11-02, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine; Precision Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, Icahn Building 11-02, New York, NY 10029, USA.
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SARS-CoV-2 is the viral agent of COVID-19, a pandemic that surfaced in 2019. Although predominantly a respiratory ailment, patients with COVID-19 can have gastrointestinal (GI) and hepatobiliary manifestations. These manifestations are often mild and transient, but they can be severe and consequential. In the GI tract, ischemic enterocolitis is the most common and significant consequence of COVID-19. In the liver, the reported pathologic findings may often be related to consequences of severe systemic viral infection, but reports of hepatitis presumed to be due to SARS-CoV-2 suggest that direct viral infection of the liver may be a rare complication of COVID-19. In both the GI tract and liver, lingering symptoms of GI or hepatic injury after resolution of pulmonary infection may be part of the evolving spectrum of long COVID.
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- Angela R Shih
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
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Dhakal S, Charoen P, Pan-ngum W, Luvira V, Sivakorn C, Hanboonkunupakarn B, Chirapongsathorn S, Poovorawan K. Severity of COVID-19 in Patients with Diarrhoea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Trop Med Infect Dis 2023; 8:84. [PMID: 36828500 PMCID: PMC9966065 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8020084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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COVID-19 patients occasionally present with diarrhoea. Our objective was to estimate the risk of developing the severe disease in COVID-19 patients with and without diarrhoea and to provide a more precise estimate of the prevalence of COVID-19-associated digestive symptoms. A total of 88 studies (n = 67,794) on patients with a COVID-19 infection published between 1 January 2020 and 20 October 2022 were included in this meta-analysis. The overall prevalence of digestive symptoms was 27% (95% confidence interval (CI): 21-34%; I2 = 99%). According to our data, the pooled prevalence of diarrhoea symptoms in the 88 studies analysed was 17% (95% CI: 14-20%; I2 = 98%). The pooled estimate of nausea or vomiting in a total of 60 studies was 12% (95% CI: 8-15%; I2 = 98%). We also analysed 23 studies with eligible individuals (n = 3800) to assess the association between the disease severity and diarrhoea. Individuals who had diarrhoea were more likely to have experienced severe COVID-19 (odds ratio: 1.71; 95% CI: 1.31-2.24; p < 0.0001; I2 = 10%). Gastrointestinal symptoms and diarrhoea are frequently presenting COVID-19 manifestations that physicians should be aware of.
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- Sunita Dhakal
- Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Tropical Hygiene, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Tropical Hygiene, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Phramongkutklao Hospital, College of Medicine, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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He YF, Jiang ZG, Wu N, Bian N, Ren JL. Correlation between COVID-19 and hepatitis B: A systematic review. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28:6599-6618. [PMID: 36569273 PMCID: PMC9782843 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i46.6599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2022] [Revised: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/08/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is growing evidence that patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) frequently present with liver impairment. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a major public health threat in current society. Both severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and HBV can cause liver damage, and current findings on whether HBV infection increases disease severity in COVID-19 patients are inconsistent, and whether SARS-CoV-2 infection accelerates hepatitis B progression or leads to a worse prognosis in hepatitis B patients has not been adequately elucidated. AIM To explore the complex relationship between COVID-19 and hepatitis B in order to inform the research and management of patients co-infected with SARS-CoV-2 and HBV. METHODS An experienced information specialist searched the literature in the following online databases: PubMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Google Scholar, Scopus, Wiley, Web of Science, Cochrane, and ScienceDirect. The literature published from December 2019 to September 1, 2022 was included in the search. We also searched medRxiv and bioRxiv for gray literature and manually scanned references of included articles. Articles reporting studies conducted in humans discussing hepatitis B and COVID-19 were included. We excluded duplicate publications. News reports, reports, and other gray literature were included if they contained quantifiable evidence (case reports, findings, and qualitative analysis). Some topics that included HBV or COVID-19 samples but did not have quantitative evidence were excluded from the review. RESULTS A total of 57 studies were eligible and included in this review. They were from 11 countries, of which 33 (57.9%) were from China. Forty-two of the 57 studies reported abnormalities in liver enzymes, three mainly reported abnormalities in blood parameters, four indicated no significant liver function alterations, and another eight studies did not provide data on changes in liver function. Fifty-seven studies were retrospective and the total number of co-infections was 1932, the largest sample size was 7723, and the largest number of co-infections was 353. Most of the studies suggested an interaction between hepatitis B and COVID-19, while 12 studies clearly indicated no interaction between hepatitis B and COVID-19. Six of the 57 studies clearly reported HBV activation. Six studies were related to liver transplant patients. CONCLUSION There is some association between COVID-19 and hepatitis B. Future high-quality randomized trials are needed to further elucidate the interaction between COVID-19 and hepatitis B.
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- Yan-Fei He
- Health Management Center, The Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Statistics, Zunyi Medical University, Guizhou 563006, Guizhou Province, China
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- Health Management Center, The Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Health Management Center, The Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Infection Control, The Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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Hanif FM, Majid Z, Ahmed S, Luck NH, Mubarak M. Hepatic manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 infection: Clinical and laboratory perspective. World J Virol 2022; 11:453-466. [PMID: 36483109 PMCID: PMC9724207 DOI: 10.5501/wjv.v11.i6.453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has become a global challenge of unprecedented nature since December 2019. Although most patients with COVID-19 exhibit mild clinical manifestations and upper respiratory tract involvement, in approximately 5%-10% of patients, the disease is severe and involves multiple organs, leading to multi-organ dysfunction and failure. The liver and gastrointestinal tract are also frequently involved in COVID-19. In the context of liver involvement in patients with COVID-19, many key aspects need to be addressed in both native and transplanted organs. This review focuses on the clinical presentations and laboratory abnormalities of liver function tests in patients with COVID-19 with no prior liver disease, patients with pre-existing liver diseases and liver transplant recipients. A brief overview of the history of COVID-19 and etiopathogenesis of the liver injury will also be described as a prelude to better understanding the above aspects.
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- Farina M Hanif
- Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi 74200, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi 74200, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi 74200, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi 74200, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi 74200, Sindh, Pakistan
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Zaman S, Hajibandeh S, Hajibandeh S, Mohamedahmed AYY, El‐Asrag ME, Quraishi N, Iqbal TH, Beggs AD. Meta-analysis of the demographic and prognostic significance of gastrointestinal symptoms in COVID-19 patients. JGH Open 2022; 6:JGH312812. [PMID: 36247233 PMCID: PMC9538713 DOI: 10.1002/jgh3.12812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Background and Aim To evaluate the demographic and prognostic significance of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods A systematic search of electronic information sources was conducted. Combined overall effect sizes were calculated using random-effects models for baseline demographic factors and outcomes including mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and length of hospital stay. Results Twenty-four comparative observational studies reporting a total of 51 522 COVID-19 patients with (n = 6544) or without (n = 44 978) GI symptoms were identified. The patients with GI symptoms were of comparable age (mean difference [MD]: 0.25, 95% confidence interval [CI] -2.42 to 2.92, P = 0.86), rate of pre-existing hypertension (odds ratio [OR]: 1.11, 95% CI 0.86-1.42, P = 0.42), diabetes mellitus (OR: 1.14, 95% CI 0.91-1.44, P = 0.26), and coronary artery disease (OR: 1.00, 95% CI 0.86-1.16, P = 0.98) compared with those without GI symptoms. However, there were significantly more male patients in the GI symptoms group (OR: 0.85, 95% CI 0.75-0.95, P = 0.005). The presence of GI symptoms was associated with similar risk of mortality (OR: 0.73; 95% CI 0.47-1.13, P = 0.16), ICU admission (OR: 1.15; 95% CI 0.67-1.96, P = 0.62), and length of hospital stay (MD: 0.43; 95% CI -0.73 to 1.60, P = 0.47) when compared with their absence. Conclusion Meta-analysis of the best possible available evidence demonstrated that GI symptoms in COVID-19 patients do not seem to affect patients with any specific demographic patterns and may not have any important prognostic significance. Although no randomized studies can be conducted on this topic, future high-quality studies can provide stronger evidence to further understand the impact of GI symptoms on outcomes of COVID-19 patients.
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- Shafquat Zaman
- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Science, College of Medical and Dental ScienceUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplant UnitUniversity Hospitals BirminghamBirminghamUK
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- Department of General SurgeryRoyal Glamorgan Hospital, Cwm Taf University Health BoardPontyclunUK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Science, College of Medical and Dental ScienceUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
- Faculty of ScienceBenha UniversityBenhaEgypt
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Science, College of Medical and Dental ScienceUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, College of Medical and Dental ScienceUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Science, College of Medical and Dental ScienceUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
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Greer N, Bart B, Billington CJ, Diem SJ, Ensrud KE, Kaka A, Klein M, Melzer AC, Reule S, Shaukat A, Sheets K, Starks J, Vardeny O, McKenzie L, Stroebel B, Macdonald R, Sowerby K, Duan-Porter W, Wilt TJ. COVID-19 postacute care major organ damage: a systematic review. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e061245. [PMID: 36002211 PMCID: PMC9412042 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Major organ complications have been reported in patients hospitalised for COVID-19; most studies lacked controls. OBJECTIVE Examine major organ damage postdischarge among adults hospitalised for COVID-19 versus non-COVID-19 controls. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane Library from 1 January 2020 to 19 May 2021. STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA English language studies of adults discharged from hospital for COVID-19; reporting major organ damage. Single review of abstracts; independent dual review of full text. STUDY APPRAISAL AND SYNTHESIS METHODS Study quality was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute Appraisal Checklist for Cohort Studies. Outcome data were not pooled due to heterogeneity in populations, study designs and outcome assessment methods; findings are narratively synthesised. RESULTS Of 124 studies in a full evidence report, 9 included non-COVID controls and are described here. Four of the nine (three USA, one UK) used large administrative databases. Four of the remaining five studies enrolled <600 COVID-19 patients. Mean or median age ranged from 49 to 70 years with 46%-94% male and 48%-78% White race; 10%-40% had been in intensive care units. Follow-up ranged from 4 weeks to 22 weeks postdischarge. Four used hospitalised controls, three non-hospitalised controls and two were unclear. Studies used various definitions of, and methods to assess, major organ damage outcomes. While the magnitude of effect differed across studies, incident cardiac, pulmonary, liver, acute and chronic kidney, stroke, diabetes, and coagulation disorders were consistently greater in adults hospitalised for COVID-19 compared with non-COVID-19 controls. LIMITATIONS Applicability to subgroups (age, gender, COVID-19 severity, treatment, vaccination status) and non-hospitalised patients is unknown. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS OF KEY FINDINGS Postacute COVID-19 major organ damage is common and likely higher than controls. However, there is substantial uncertainty. More consistent reporting of clinical outcomes and pre-COVID health status along with careful selection of control groups are needed to address evidence gaps. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42020204788.
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- Nancy Greer
- Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine,Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- General Internal Medicine, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- General Internal Medicine, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Section of Infectious Diseases, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Hematology/Oncology Section, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Division of Nephrology, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Division of Geriatrics, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Pharmacy, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- General Internal Medicine, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- General Internal Medicine, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Mesenteric Ischemia in a Patient with Essential Thrombocythemia: Does COVID-19 Play Any Role? A Case Report and Overview of the Literature. Medicina (B Aires) 2022; 58:medicina58091147. [PMID: 36143824 PMCID: PMC9503041 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58091147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Introduction: Chronic mesenteric ischemia is a rare entity with non-specific symptomatology; combined with rare etiologies, it could lead to unwarranted surgical indication. Case report: We report the case of an 85-year-old woman, with a history of hypertension, persistent thrombocytosis, atherosclerosis, and recent minor COVID-19 infection, presenting to the hospital with postprandial abdominal pain and nonspecific clinical examination findings; upon abdominal CT, superior mesenteric artery circumferential thrombosis was revealed. A bone marrow biopsy was performed due to suspected essential thrombocythemia, confirming the diagnosis. An endovascular approach was chosen as therapy option and a stent was placed in the occluded area. Dual antiplatelet and cytoreductive therapies were initiated after the intervention. Clinical course was excellent, with no residual stenosis 1 month after stenting. Conclusions: The therapeutic strategy in elderly patients with exacerbated chronic mesenteric ischemia requires an interdisciplinary approach in solving both the exacerbation and the underlying conditions in order to prevent further thrombotic events. Although the patient presented a thrombotic state, other specific risk factors such as COVID-19 related-coagulopathy and essential thrombocythemia should be considered.
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Zhao R, Shi J, Song Y, Zhang R. Comparison of laboratory characteristics of gastrointestinal symptoms and nongastrointestinal symptoms in patients infected with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2022; 15:17562848221116264. [PMID: 36035309 PMCID: PMC9403443 DOI: 10.1177/17562848221116264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Background The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a massive crisis to global public health. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are increasingly reported in COVID-19. The characteristics of laboratory findings of COVID-19 are critical for clinical diagnosis and treatment. Objectives The study aimed to summarize laboratory features in COVID-19 with GI symptoms and non-GI symptoms. Design This study was a systematic review and meta-analysis. Electronic literature searches were conducted for studies that included patients infected COVID-19 with GI symptoms and non-GI symptoms. GI symptoms included diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, and anorexia. This study used a random-effects model to assess pooled data. Data sources and methods We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science for studies through 31 October 2021, with no language restrictions. We used the following search terms: 'COVID-19' OR '2019-nCoV' OR 'SARS-CoV-2' OR 'coronavirus 2019' OR 'severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2' OR 'coronavirus' OR 'novel coronavirus' OR 'nCoV' AND 'gastrointestinal symptoms' OR 'digestive symptoms' AND 'clinical feature' OR 'clinical characteristics.' Data mostly originated from Chinese and American studies. Results Of 796 identified studies, 14 were eligible and were included in our analysis (N = 8396 participants). Meta-analysis showed that GI symptoms group had an elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) [pooled mean difference (MD), 4.5 U/L; 95% confidence interval, [0.45, 8.55]; p = 0.03; I 2 = 87%]. No publication bias was detected by Begg's and Egger's regression test (p = 0.130). COVID-19 with the GI symptoms also showed a trend toward decreased white blood cell count, lymphopenia, neutrophilia, thrombocytopenia and elevated total bilirubin. Conclusion GI symptoms are common in COVID-19. No significant differences were found in most laboratory indicators except elevated ALT. Registration CRD42020209039 (PROSPERO).
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- Rui Zhao
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing
Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing
Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing
Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing
Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8, Gongtinan Road,
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, PR China
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Shah SC, Canakis A, Halvorson AE, Dorn C, Wilson O, Denton J, Hauger R, Hunt C, Suzuki A, Matheny ME, Siew E, Hung A, Greevy RA, Roumie CL. Associations Between Gastrointestinal Symptoms and COVID-19 Severity Outcomes Based on a Propensity Score-Weighted Analysis of a Nationwide Cohort. GASTRO HEP ADVANCES 2022; 1:977-984. [PMID: 35966642 PMCID: PMC9357443 DOI: 10.1016/j.gastha.2022.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are well-recognized manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Our primary objective was to evaluate the association between GI symptoms and COVID-19 severity. METHODS In this nationwide cohort of US veterans, we evaluated GI symptoms (nausea/vomiting/diarrhea) reported 30 days before and including the date of positive SARS-CoV-2 testing (March 1, 2020, to February 20, 2021). All patients had ≥1 year of prior baseline data and ≥60 days follow-up relative to the test date. We used propensity score (PS)-weighting to balance covariates in patients with vs without GI symptoms. The primary composite outcome was severe COVID-19, defined as hospital admission, intensive care unit admission, mechanical ventilation, or death within 60 days of positive testing. RESULTS Of 218,045 SARS-CoV-2 positive patients, 29,257 (13.4%) had GI symptoms. After PS weighting, all covariates were balanced. In the PS-weighted cohort, patients with vs without GI symptoms had severe COVID-19 more often (29.0% vs 17.1%; P < .001). When restricted to hospitalized patients (14.9%; n=32,430), patients with GI symptoms had similar frequencies of intensive care unit admission and mechanical ventilation compared with patients without symptoms. There was a significant age interaction; among hospitalized patients aged ≥70 years, lower COVID-19-associated mortality was observed in patients with vs without GI symptoms, even after accounting for COVID-19-specific medical treatments. CONCLUSION In the largest integrated US health care system, SARS-CoV-2-positive patients with GI symptoms experienced severe COVID-19 outcomes more often than those without symptoms. Additional research on COVID-19-associated GI symptoms may inform preventive efforts and interventions to reduce severe COVID-19.
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Key Words
- BMI, body mass index
- CDW, Corporate Data Warehouse
- COVID-19
- COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019
- Epidemiology
- GI, gastrointestinal
- ICD, International Classification of Diseases
- ICU, intensive care unit
- Infectious diseases
- OMOP, Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership
- OR, odds ratios
- Outcomes
- PCR, polymerase chain reaction
- PS, propensity score
- RAASi, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors
- SARS-CoV-2
- SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
- SD, standard deviation
- SDR, Shared Data Resource
- SMD, standardized mean differences
- VHA, Veterans Health Administration
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- Shailja C. Shah
- Gastroenterology Section, VA San Diego, San Diego, California
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, San Diego, California
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
- Gastroenterology Section, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
- Gastroenterology Section, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Health Services Research and Development, Nashville, Tennessee
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Health Services Research and Development, Nashville, Tennessee
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Health Services Research and Development, Nashville, Tennessee
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Clinical Services Research and Development, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Clinical Services Research and Development, Nashville, Tennessee
- VA Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Tennessee Valley Health System, Nashville, Tennessee
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Patel AP, Sanders TK, Prakash P, Law J, Alvencar S, Choi A, Shah J, Patel K, Srivoleti P, Chauhan K, Weissman S, Holzwanger E, Dhingra R, Nguyen M, Kim D, Sidhu T, Stallwood C, Dickstein A, Parekh N, Altayar O, Ciorba MA, Yu J, Chen LA, Tabibian JH, Limketkai BN. Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Across the United States: A Multicenter Cohort Study. GASTRO HEP ADVANCES 2022; 1:909-915. [PMID: 35874930 PMCID: PMC9293374 DOI: 10.1016/j.gastha.2022.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms occur among patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and there is clear evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the causative pathogen, infects the GI tract. In this large, multicenter cohort study, we evaluated variations in gastrointestinal and hepatic manifestations of COVID-19 throughout the United States (US). METHODS Patients hospitalized with a positive COVID-19 test prior to October 2020 were identified at 7 US academic centers. Demographics, presenting symptoms, laboratory data, and hospitalization outcomes were abstracted. Descriptive and regression analyses were used to evaluate GI manifestations and their potential predictors. RESULTS Among 2031 hospitalized patients with COVID-19, GI symptoms were present in 18.9%; diarrhea was the most common (15.2%), followed by nausea and/or vomiting (12.6%) and abdominal pain (6.0%). GI symptoms were less common in the Western cohort (16.0%) than the Northeastern (25.6%) and Midwestern (26.7%) cohorts. Compared to nonintensive care unit (ICU) patients, ICU patients had a higher prevalence of abnormal aspartate aminotransferase (58.1% vs 37.3%; P < .01), alanine aminotransferase (37.5% vs 29.3%; P = .01), and total bilirubin (12.7% vs 9.0%; P < .01). ICU patients also had a higher mortality rate (22.7% vs 4.7%; P < .01). Chronic liver disease was associated with the development of GI symptoms. Abnormal aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase was associated with an increased risk of ICU admission. CONCLUSION We present the largest multicenter cohort of patients with COVID-19 across the United States. GI manifestations were common among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, although there was significant variability in prevalence and predictors across the United States.
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Key Words
- ALT, alanine aminotransferase
- AST, aspartate aminotransferase
- BMI, body mass index
- CI, confidence interval
- COVID-19
- COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019
- Coronavirus Disease 2019
- GI, gastrointestinal
- Gastrointestinal
- ICU, intensive care unit
- OR, odds ratio
- SARS-CoV-2
- SD, standard deviation
- UCLA, University of California Los Angeles
- aOR, adjusted odds ratio
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- Ankur P. Patel
- Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, UCLA School of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, UCLA School of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, UCLA School of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, California
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California
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- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Center, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Department of Medicine, Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Brighton, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California
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- Department of Medicine, Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Brighton, Massachusetts
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California
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- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Center, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri
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- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Center, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, UCLA School of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, California
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- Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, UCLA School of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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Targoński R, Gąsecka A, Prowancki A, Targoński R. An alternative to airborne droplet transmission route of SARS-CoV-2, the feco-oral route, as a factor shaping COVID-19 pandemic. Med Hypotheses 2022; 166:110903. [PMID: 35791352 PMCID: PMC9247218 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2022.110903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The Chinese scenario, a rapid increase in the frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infections and sudden decline, is uncommon worldwide. Enormous differences in COVID-19 severity among individual countries are the striking findings of the pandemics. It has been demonstrated that a mild course of COVID-19 is associated with gastrointestinal symptoms, less inflammatory response, and better prognosis. The presence of SARS-CoV-2 was observed longer in the gastrointestinal tract than in respiratory swabs, promoting feco-oral transmissions and mild virus attenuation. The spread of the pandemic and its severity might, consequently, depends on the dominant environmental route of infection and emerging immunity. We hypothesize that the feco-oral SARS-CoV-2 transmission may help to achieve the long-term immunity against COVID-19, since it enables the continuous contact with viral antigens in the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in lower mortality rate. To conclude, countries producing rice through traditional methods developed rapidly emerging long-lasting population immunity, possibly through increased SARS-CoV-2 antigen exposure in the gastrointestinal tract. Our hypothesis brings attention to this potential route of herd immunity against SARS-CoV-2 which warrants further investigation in the future.
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- Ryszard Targoński
- Cardiology and Internal Medicine Clinic, Metropolitan Hospital in Olsztyn, University of University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
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- 1 Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Laboratory of Experimental Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Cardiology and Internal Medicine Clinic, Metropolitan Hospital in Olsztyn, University of University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
- Department of Human Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
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- 1 Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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Radivojevic A, Abu Jad AA, Ravanavena A, Ravindra C, Igweonu-Nwakile EO, Ali S, Paul S, Yakkali S, Teresa Selvin S, Thomas S, Bikeyeva V, Abdullah A, Balani P. A Systematic Review of SARS-CoV-2-Associated Hepatic Dysfunction and the Impact on the Clinical Outcome of COVID-19. Cureus 2022; 14:e26852. [PMID: 35974857 PMCID: PMC9375135 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.26852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread across the globe since December 2019. The spectrum of clinical manifestations of COVID-19 ranges from mild to life-threatening forms. Alteration of hepatic function in COVID-19 is multifactorial. The objective of this systematic review is to assess the relationship between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-induced hepatic dysfunction and the clinical outcome in patients infected with COVID-19. We methodically explored several electronic databases (PubMed, PubMed Central, MEDLINE, and Google Scholar) in April 2022 using focused words and terms of medical subject headings for appropriate studies. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines for conducting our systematic review. Hepatic dysfunction was identified as elevation of liver function tests (LFTs) above the upper limit of normal. The clinical outcome was described as a combination of mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) transfer, and the need for mechanical ventilation (MV). The initial search yielded a total of 7187 studies. After elimination of duplicates, exclusion of studies based on irrelevant titles and abstracts, comprehensive analysis of full-text formats, and evaluation of quality, a total of 16 studies were eligible to be included in our systematic review. In the 16 selected studies, there were 23,962 patients. The SARS-CoV-2 virus can negatively affect several organ systems by interacting with specific receptors widely expressed in the human body. A multifactorial etiology of hepatic dysfunction is observed in COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with abnormal LFTs. Significantly higher mortality, ICU admissions, and requirement for MV are associated with LFT alterations. For this reason, patients infected with COVID-19 must have their hepatic function closely monitored.
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- Aleksandra Radivojevic
- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- General Surgery, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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Concas G, Barone M, Francavilla R, Cristofori F, Dargenio VN, Giorgio R, Dargenio C, Fanos V, Marcialis MA. Twelve Months with COVID-19: What Gastroenterologists Need to Know. Dig Dis Sci 2022; 67:2771-2791. [PMID: 34333726 PMCID: PMC8325547 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-021-07158-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19) is the latest global pandemic. COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets and, apart from respiratory symptoms, patients often present with gastrointestinal symptoms and liver involvement. Given the high percentage of COVID-19 patients that present with gastrointestinal symptoms (GIS), in this review, we report a practical up-to-date reference for the physician in their clinical practice with patients affected by chronic gastrointestinal (GI) diseases (inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease, chronic liver disease) at the time of COVID-19. First, we summarised data on the origin and pathogenetic mechanism of SARS-CoV-2. Then, we performed a literature search up to December 2020 examining clinical manifestations of GI involvement. Next, we illustrated and summarised the most recent guidelines on how to adhere to GI procedures (endoscopy, liver biopsy, faecal transplantation), maintaining social distance and how to deal with immunosuppressive treatment. Finally, we focussed on some special conditions such as faecal-oral transmission and gut microbiota. The rapid accumulation of information relating to this condition makes it particularly essential to revise the literature to take account of the most recent publications for medical consultation and patient care.
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- Giulia Concas
- School of Paediatrics, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, University Hospital “Policlinico”, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Children’s Hospital “Giovanni XXIII”, University of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Children’s Hospital “Giovanni XXIII”, University of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Children’s Hospital “Giovanni XXIII”, University of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Children’s Hospital “Giovanni XXIII”, University of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Children’s Hospital “Giovanni XXIII”, University of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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Radonjić T, Milićević O, Jovanović I, Zdravković M, Dukić M, Mandić OM, Bjekić-Macut J, Marković OB, Todorović Z, Brajković M, Nikolić N, Klašnja S, Popadić V, Divac A, Marinković M, Alhayek N, Branković MS. Elevated Transaminases as Predictors of COVID-19 Pneumonia Severity. Medicina (B Aires) 2022; 58:medicina58070842. [PMID: 35888561 PMCID: PMC9319887 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58070842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background: This study aimed to calculate the frequency of elevated liver enzymes in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and to test if liver enzyme biochemistry levels on admission could predict the computed tomography (CT) scan severity score of bilateral interstitial pneumonia. Methods: This single-center study comprised of 323 patients including their demographic data, laboratory analyses, and radiological findings. All the information was taken from electronic health records, followed by statistical analysis. Results: Out of 323 patients, 115 of them (35.60%) had aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) over 40 U/L on admission. AST was the best predictor of CT scan severity score of bilateral interstitial pneumonia (R2 = 0.313, Adjusted R2 = 0.299). CT scan severity score in the peak of the infection could be predicted with the value of AST, neutrophils, platelets, and monocytes count (R2 = 0.535, Adjusted R2 = 0.495). Conclusion: AST, neutrophils, platelets, and monocytes count on admission can account for almost half (49.5%) of the variability in CT scan severity score at peak of the disease, predicting the extensiveness of interstitial pneumonia related to COVID-19 infection. Liver enzymes should be closely monitored in order to stratify COVID-19 patients with a higher risk of developing severe forms of the disease and to plan the beforehand step-up treatment.
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- Tijana Radonjić
- University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.J.); (M.Z.); (M.D.); (O.M.M.); (J.B.-M.); (O.B.M.); (Z.T.); (M.B.); (N.N.); (S.K.); (V.P.); (A.D.); (M.S.B.)
- Correspondence:
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Medical Statistics and Informatics, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.M.); (N.A.)
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- University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.J.); (M.Z.); (M.D.); (O.M.M.); (J.B.-M.); (O.B.M.); (Z.T.); (M.B.); (N.N.); (S.K.); (V.P.); (A.D.); (M.S.B.)
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- University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.J.); (M.Z.); (M.D.); (O.M.M.); (J.B.-M.); (O.B.M.); (Z.T.); (M.B.); (N.N.); (S.K.); (V.P.); (A.D.); (M.S.B.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.M.); (N.A.)
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- University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.J.); (M.Z.); (M.D.); (O.M.M.); (J.B.-M.); (O.B.M.); (Z.T.); (M.B.); (N.N.); (S.K.); (V.P.); (A.D.); (M.S.B.)
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- University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.J.); (M.Z.); (M.D.); (O.M.M.); (J.B.-M.); (O.B.M.); (Z.T.); (M.B.); (N.N.); (S.K.); (V.P.); (A.D.); (M.S.B.)
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- University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.J.); (M.Z.); (M.D.); (O.M.M.); (J.B.-M.); (O.B.M.); (Z.T.); (M.B.); (N.N.); (S.K.); (V.P.); (A.D.); (M.S.B.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.M.); (N.A.)
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- University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.J.); (M.Z.); (M.D.); (O.M.M.); (J.B.-M.); (O.B.M.); (Z.T.); (M.B.); (N.N.); (S.K.); (V.P.); (A.D.); (M.S.B.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.M.); (N.A.)
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- University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.J.); (M.Z.); (M.D.); (O.M.M.); (J.B.-M.); (O.B.M.); (Z.T.); (M.B.); (N.N.); (S.K.); (V.P.); (A.D.); (M.S.B.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.M.); (N.A.)
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- University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.J.); (M.Z.); (M.D.); (O.M.M.); (J.B.-M.); (O.B.M.); (Z.T.); (M.B.); (N.N.); (S.K.); (V.P.); (A.D.); (M.S.B.)
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- University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.J.); (M.Z.); (M.D.); (O.M.M.); (J.B.-M.); (O.B.M.); (Z.T.); (M.B.); (N.N.); (S.K.); (V.P.); (A.D.); (M.S.B.)
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- University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.J.); (M.Z.); (M.D.); (O.M.M.); (J.B.-M.); (O.B.M.); (Z.T.); (M.B.); (N.N.); (S.K.); (V.P.); (A.D.); (M.S.B.)
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- University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.J.); (M.Z.); (M.D.); (O.M.M.); (J.B.-M.); (O.B.M.); (Z.T.); (M.B.); (N.N.); (S.K.); (V.P.); (A.D.); (M.S.B.)
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- University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.J.); (M.Z.); (M.D.); (O.M.M.); (J.B.-M.); (O.B.M.); (Z.T.); (M.B.); (N.N.); (S.K.); (V.P.); (A.D.); (M.S.B.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.M.); (N.A.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.M.); (N.A.)
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- University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (I.J.); (M.Z.); (M.D.); (O.M.M.); (J.B.-M.); (O.B.M.); (Z.T.); (M.B.); (N.N.); (S.K.); (V.P.); (A.D.); (M.S.B.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.M.); (N.A.)
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Kaiyasah H, Fardan H, Bashir O, Hussein M, Alsubbah H, Dabal LA. Hepatic and gastrointestinal manifestations in patients with COVID-19 and relationship with disease severity: a single-centre experience. IJID REGIONS 2022; 3:143-149. [PMID: 35720151 PMCID: PMC8975601 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2022.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Background and aims Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), emerged in late 2019. While the infection is commonly perceived as a respiratory disease, gastrointestinal complaints have been described in a significant number of patients since the beginning of the pandemic. This study investigated the prevalence of hepatic and gastrointestinal manifestations among patients with COVID-19 in terms of symptoms and biochemical findings, and the relationship with disease severity and outcomes. Methods Patients admitted to a tertiary medical centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, between March and June 2020, with COVID-19 were analysed retrospectively. Patients were stratified into two main groups based on the presence or absence of hepatic and gastrointestinal manifestations. Results Among 521 eligible patients, 119 patients (22.8%) had gastrointestinal manifestations, and the majority of patients were middle-aged males (90%). The most common symptom was diarrhoea, followed by vomiting and abdominal pain. The most commonly observed biochemical abnormality was raised alanine transferase. No differences in the severity of COVID-19 pneumonia or overall mortality rate were found between the two groups. However, patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, even those without hepatic or gastrointestinal manifestations, had longer hospital stays (P<0.05) and other infection-related complications. Conclusion This paper adds to the literature on the extrapulmonary manifestations of SARS-CoV- 2 with a focus on the hepatic and gastrointestinal systems. The presence of hepatic and gastrointestinal manifestations in patients with COVID-19 at hospital admission was not associated with increased severity of COVID-19 pneumonia or overall mortality.
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- Hadiel Kaiyasah
- Department of General Surgery, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of General Surgery, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Cardiology, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Infectious Disease Unit, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Tripon S, Bilbault P, Fabacher T, Lefebvre N, Lescuyer S, Andres E, Schmitt E, Garnier-KepKA S, Borgne PL, Muller J, Merdji H, Chaffraix F, Mutter D, Baumert TF, Meziani F, Doffoel M. Abnormal liver tests and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease predict disease progression and outcome of patients with COVID-19. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2022; 46:101894. [PMID: 35227956 PMCID: PMC8873041 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2022.101894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a serious public health issue that became rapidly pandemic. Liver injury and comorbidities, including metabolic syndrome, are associated with severe forms of the disease. This study sought to investigate liver injury, clinical features, and risk factors in patients with mild, moderate, and severe COVID-19. METHODS We retrospectively included all consecutive patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 between February, 22 and May 15, 2020 at the emergency rooms of a French tertiary hospital. Medical history, symptoms, biological and imaging data were collected. RESULTS Among the 1381 hospitalizations for COVID-19, 719 patients underwent liver tests on admission and 496 (68.9%) patients displayed abnormal liver tests. Aspartate aminotransferase was most commonly abnormal in 57% of cases, followed by gamma-glutamyl transferase, alanine aminotransferase, albumin, alkaline phosphatase, and total bilirubin in 56.5%, 35.9%, 18.4%, 11.4%, and 5.8%. The presence of hepatocellular type more than 2xULN was associated with a higher risk of hospitalization and a worse course of severe disease (odd ratio [OR] 5.599; 95%CI: 1.27-23.86; p = 0.021; OR 3.404; 95% CI: 2.12-5.47; p < 0.001, respectively). A higher NAFLD fibrosis score was associated with a higher risk of hospitalization (OR 1.754; 95%CI: 1.27-2.43, p < 0.001). In multivariate analyses, patients with high fibrosis-4 index had a 3-fold greater risk of severe disease (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Abnormal liver tests are common in patients with COVID-19 and could predict the outcome. Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and liver fibrosis are at higher risk of progressing to severe COVID-19.
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- Simona Tripon
- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Service Expert de Lutte contre les Hépatites Virales d'Alsace (SELHVA), Pôle Hépato-digestif, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Institut des Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Inserm U1110, Strasbourg, France.
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- Head of Emergency Department, Regenerative Nanomedicine, INSERM UMR 1260 Fédération de Médecine Translationelle de Strasbourg, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, University of Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Public Health, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France
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- Internal Medicine Department, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Clinic B, HôpitauxUniversitaires de Strasbourg, University of Strasbourg, France
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- Geriatric Department, HôpitauxUniversitaires de Strasbourg, EA-3072, University of Strasbourg, France
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- Emergency Department, Regenerative Nanomedicine, INSERM UMR 1260 Fédération de MédecineTranslationelle de Strasbourg, HôpitauxUniversitaires de Strasbourg, University of Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Public Health, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France
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- Medical ICU, Médecine Intensive- Réanimation, INSERM UMR 1260, RegenerativeNanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, France
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- Service Expert de Lutte contre les Hépatites Virales d'Alsace (SELHVA), Pôle Hépato-digestif, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France
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- Department of General, Digestive, and Endocrine Surgery, Pôle Hépato-digestif, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Pôle Hépato-digestif, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Institut des Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Inserm U1110, Institut Hopitalo-Universitaire, University of Strasbourg, France
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- Medical ICU, Médecine Intensive - Réanimation, INSERM UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, France
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- Faculté de Medicine, University of Strasbourg, Inserm U1110, Strasbourg, France
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Wang B, Zhang L, Wang Y, Dai T, Qin Z, Zhou F, Zhang L. Alterations in microbiota of patients with COVID-19: potential mechanisms and therapeutic interventions. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2022; 7:143. [PMID: 35487886 PMCID: PMC9052735 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-022-00986-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is currently ongoing. It is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). A high proportion of COVID-19 patients exhibit gastrointestinal manifestations such as diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. Moreover, the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts are the primary habitats of human microbiota and targets for SARS-CoV-2 infection as they express angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) and transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2) at high levels. There is accumulating evidence that the microbiota are significantly altered in patients with COVID-19 and post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS). Microbiota are powerful immunomodulatory factors in various human diseases, such as diabetes, obesity, cancers, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and certain viral infections. In the present review, we explore the associations between host microbiota and COVID-19 in terms of their clinical relevance. Microbiota-derived metabolites or components are the main mediators of microbiota-host interactions that influence host immunity. Hence, we discuss the potential mechanisms by which microbiota-derived metabolites or components modulate the host immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Finally, we review and discuss a variety of possible microbiota-based prophylaxes and therapies for COVID-19 and PACS, including fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), probiotics, prebiotics, microbiota-derived metabolites, and engineered symbiotic bacteria. This treatment strategy could modulate host microbiota and mitigate virus-induced inflammation.
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- Bin Wang
- MOE Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 325000, Wenzhou, PR China
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- Institutes of Biology and Medical Science, Soochow University, 325200, Suzhou, PR China
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- Institutes of Biology and Medical Science, Soochow University, 325200, Suzhou, PR China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Institutes of Biology and Medical Science, Soochow University, 325200, Suzhou, PR China.
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, PR China.
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Wang MK, Yu XL, Zhou LY, Si HM, Hui JF, Hou DY, Li WP, Yang JS. COVID-19 and liver dysfunction: What nutritionists need to know. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28:1526-1535. [PMID: 35582132 PMCID: PMC9048466 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i15.1526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 has brought serious challenges for the medical field. Patients with COVID-19 usually have respiratory symptoms. However, liver dysfunction is not an uncommon presentation. Additionally, the degree of liver dysfunction is associated with the severity and prognosis of COVID-19. Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of malnutrition should be routinely recommended in the management of patients with COVID-19, especially in those with liver dysfunction. Recently, a large number of studies have reported that nutrition therapy measures, including natural dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals and trace elements, and probiotics, might have potential hepatoprotective effects against COVID-19-related liver dysfunction via their antioxidant, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and positive immunomodulatory effects. This review mainly focuses on the possible relationship between COVID-19 and liver dysfunction, nutritional and metabolic characteristics, nutritional status assessment, and nutrition therapy to provide a reference for the nutritionists while making evidence-based nutritional decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Ming-Ke Wang
- Department of Disease Control and Prevention, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200052, China
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- Department of Disease Control and Prevention, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200052, China
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- Department of Disease Control and Prevention, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200052, China
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- Department of Disease Control and Prevention, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200052, China
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- Department of Disease Control and Prevention, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200052, China
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- Department of Disease Control and Prevention, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200052, China
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- Department of Disease Control and Prevention, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200052, China
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- Medical Care Center, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200052, China
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Liao X, Li D, Ma Z, Zhang L, Zheng B, Li Z, Li G, Liu L, Zhang Z. 12-Month Post-Discharge Liver Function Test Abnormalities Among Patients With COVID-19: A Single-Center Prospective Cohort Study. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:864933. [PMID: 35493732 PMCID: PMC9046934 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.864933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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ObjectiveThe longitudinal effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on the liver are unknown. This study aimed to characterize dynamic changes in liver function test abnormalities in patients with COVID-19 at the acute phase and recovery phase.MethodsA prospective cohort study involved patients with COVID-19 who were admitted to Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital between January 11, 2020, and April 27, 2020. Patients underwent liver function tests at hospitalization and at the outpatient visit at the 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month follow-ups.ResultsAmong 461 patients, 28.4% of patients had any kind of liver function tests abnormality at admission, manifested as elevated ALT (13.0%), AST (17.6%), and GGT (15.8%) levels. The trajectory analysis indicated a marked improvement in liver function after discharge, with any kind of liver function test abnormalities of 25.1% at 1 month, 13.2% at 3 months, 16.7% at 6 months, and 13.2% at 12 months after discharge. Persistent liver function abnormalities were observed in patients with pre-existing conditions during follow-up. A significantly higher prevalence of ultrasound determined fatty liver disease was found in those patients with more frequent LFT abnormalities at follow-up.ConclusionIn this study of patients with COVID-19, liver damage in COVID-19 was usually temporary and could return to normal at the end of the 12-month follow-up.
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- Xuejiao Liao
- Institute for Hepatology, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute for Hepatology, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute for Hepatology, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute for Hepatology, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute for Hepatology, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute for Hepatology, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute for Hepatology, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Zheng Zhang, ; Lei Liu, ; Guobao Li,
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- Institute for Hepatology, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen Research Center for Communicable Disease Diagnosis and Treatment of Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Zheng Zhang, ; Lei Liu, ; Guobao Li,
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- Institute for Hepatology, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen Research Center for Communicable Disease Diagnosis and Treatment of Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Shenzhen, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Anti-Infection Drug Quality Evaluation, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Zheng Zhang, ; Lei Liu, ; Guobao Li,
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Ebrahim Nakhli R, Shanker A, Sarosiek I, Boschman J, Espino K, Sigaroodi S, Al Bayati I, Elhanafi S, Sadeghi A, Sarosiek J, Zuckerman MJ, Rezaie A, McCallum RW, Schmulson MJ, Bashashati A, Bashashati M. Gastrointestinal symptoms and the severity of COVID-19: Disorders of gut-brain interaction are an outcome. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2022; 34:e14368. [PMID: 35383423 PMCID: PMC9115309 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Many of the studies on COVID-19 severity and its associated symptoms focus on hospitalized patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between acute GI symptoms and COVID-19 severity in a clustering-based approach and to determine the risks and epidemiological features of post-COVID-19 Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI) by including both hospitalized and ambulatory patients. METHODS The study utilized a two-phase Internet-based survey on: (1) COVID-19 patients' demographics, comorbidities, symptoms, complications, and hospitalizations and (2) post-COVID-19 DGBI diagnosed according to Rome IV criteria in association with anxiety (GAD-7) and depression (PHQ-9). Statistical analyses included univariate and multivariate tests. RESULTS Five distinct clusters of symptomatic subjects were identified based on the presence of GI symptoms, loss of smell, and chest pain, among 1114 participants who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. GI symptoms were found to be independent risk factors for severe COVID-19; however, they did not always coincide with other severity-related factors such as age >65 years, diabetes mellitus, and Vitamin D deficiency. Of the 164 subjects with a positive test who participated in Phase-2, 108 (66%) fulfilled the criteria for at least one DGBI. The majority (n = 81; 75%) were new-onset DGBI post-COVID-19. Overall, 86% of subjects with one or more post-COVID-19 DGBI had at least one GI symptom during the acute phase of COVID-19, while 14% did not. Depression (65%), but not anxiety (48%), was significantly more common in those with post-COVID-19 DGBI. CONCLUSION GI symptoms are associated with a severe COVID-19 among survivors. Long-haulers may develop post-COVID-19 DGBI. Psychiatric disorders are common in post-COVID-19 DGBI.
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- Ramin Ebrahim Nakhli
- School of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Division of GastroenterologyDepartment of MedicineTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El PasoEl PasoTexasUSA
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- Division of GastroenterologyDepartment of MedicineTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El PasoEl PasoTexasUSA
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- School of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Division of GastroenterologyDepartment of MedicineTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El PasoEl PasoTexasUSA
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- Division of GastroenterologyDepartment of MedicineTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El PasoEl PasoTexasUSA
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- Division of GastroenterologyDepartment of MedicineTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El PasoEl PasoTexasUSA
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- Division of GastroenterologyDepartment of MedicineTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El PasoEl PasoTexasUSA
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- Qatar Computing Research InstituteHamad bin Khalifa UniversityDohaQatar
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- Division of GastroenterologyDepartment of MedicineTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El PasoEl PasoTexasUSA
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- Division of GastroenterologyDepartment of MedicineTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El PasoEl PasoTexasUSA
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- Division of GastroenterologyDepartment of MedicineGI Motility ProgramCedars‐SinaiLos AngelesCaliforniaUSA
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- Division of GastroenterologyDepartment of MedicineTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El PasoEl PasoTexasUSA
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- Laboratory of Liver, Pancreas and Motility (HIPAM)Unit of Research in Experimental MedicineFaculty of Medicine‐Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)Mexico CityMexico
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- School of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, of the University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Division of GastroenterologyDepartment of MedicineTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El PasoEl PasoTexasUSA
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Aljaroudi ME, Alghamdi SK, Al Salman BA, Alabdulghani MJ. Liver and Gastrointestinal Involvement in Patients With COVID-19: A Retrospective Study. Cureus 2022; 14:e24580. [PMID: 35664387 PMCID: PMC9152160 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.24580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) classically presents as a respiratory illness with fever, dry cough, and dyspnea on exertion. Along with respiratory signs and symptoms, gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations and liver injury have been recognized during the progression of the disease. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of GI symptoms and hepatic injury during COVID-19 infections and their consequences on the outcome of the disease. Methodology We conducted a retrospective survey of 715 participants age 16 or older diagnosed with COVID-19 and reported GI and hepatic manifestations in the Dammam Medical Complex in Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, from March 1, 2020, to May 31, 2020. We recorded clinical manifestations, laboratory test results, patient demographics, comorbidities, and treatments. Results The mean age of the study population was 46 years (88% were male, 12% were female), and 80% were non-Saudi. While most patients recovered and were discharged (n=603, 84.62%), 100 (13.99%) died due to COVID-19. Type 2 diabetes was present in 182 patients (79%) discharged and 45 patients (21%) who died. Hypertension was present in 26 (67%) discharged and 158 patients (81%) who died. Cardiovascular disease was present in 26 patients (67%) discharged and 13 (33%) who died. Chronic kidney disease was found in 11 patients (61%) discharged and six (33%) who died. Diarrhea was present in 11% of patients, nausea in 8%, and vomiting in 9% of patients. Twenty percent of patients had at least one GI symptom. Only 10% of those who died had GI symptoms, while 88% of those discharged had GI symptoms. Serum levels of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, and γ-glutamyl transpeptidase were generally higher in the patients who died than in those who were discharged. Conclusions We noted an increase in at least one liver enzyme with no clinically significant acute liver injury or cases of acute liver failure as sequelae of COVID-19. However, the presence of injury at the time of admission resulted in a significantly higher mortality rate. Only a small number of patients infected with COVID-19 exhibited GI manifestations. The etiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2-related GI involvement is due to multiple factors. It is not yet fully understood if GI manifestations are clinical signs of high viral loads or another physiological process. The clinical manifestation and laboratory test results indicate that COVID-19 impacts the hepatic system and GI tract, indicating that COVID-19 infection may risk liver and GI tract injury.
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- Mahdi E Aljaroudi
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dammam Medical Complex, Dammam, SAU
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, King Fahad General Hospital Hofuf, Al Ahssa, SAU
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Driggers KE, Sadowski BW, Shagla E, Kwok RM. Care of the Hepatology Patient in the COVID-19 Era. CURRENT HEPATOLOGY REPORTS 2022; 21:9-20. [PMID: 35382426 PMCID: PMC8970972 DOI: 10.1007/s11901-021-00581-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Background and Purpose of Review The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in over 800,000 deaths worldwide and resulted in fundamental changes in practice in nearly every aspect of medicine. The majority of symptomatic patients experience liver-associated enzyme (LAE) elevations which appear to be correlated to disease severity. Furthermore, there are unique considerations of COVID-19 on chronic liver disease. Background, including epidemiology, pathophysiologic mechanisms and therapeutics, as well as the impact of COVID-19 on specific chronic liver disease, is discussed. Findings Studies suggest that degree of LAE elevation correlates with illness severity, although it is unclear whether this represents true liver injury. Numerous proposed treatments for COVID-19 have been linked with drug induced liver injury and may have clinically significant drug-drug interactions. Others may have unintended consequences on chronic liver disease treatment including reactivation of hepatitis B. The risk of severe COVID-19 in patients with chronic liver disease is largely unknown; metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease may be linked to higher risk for severe illness. Implications for cirrhosis of other etiologies, autoimmune hepatitis, and viral hepatitis are less well defined. The treatment of chronic liver disease has been severely impacted by the pandemic. The societal factors created by the pandemic have led to decreased in person visits, evolving access to invasive screening modalities, food and financial insecurity, and likely increased alcohol use. Conclusions The impacts of COVID-19 on the liver range from a potential increased risk of severe infection in chronic liver disease patients, to hepatotoxic effects of proposed treatments, to second and third order impacts on the care of patients with chronic liver disease.
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- Kathryn E. Driggers
- Internal Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD USA
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- Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Portsmouth Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA USA
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- Gastro-Hepatology Department, Mother Theresa University Hospital Center, Tirana, Albania
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- Chief Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma WA, USA
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Pandey R, Rai D, Tahir MW, Wahab A, Bandyopadhyay D, Lesho E, Laguio-Vila M, Fentanes E, Tariq R, Naidu SS, Aronow WS. Prevalence of comorbidities and symptoms stratified by severity of illness amongst adult patients with COVID-19: a systematic review. Arch Med Sci Atheroscler Dis 2022; 7:e5-e23. [PMID: 35582712 PMCID: PMC9081912 DOI: 10.5114/amsad.2022.115008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Introduction We performed a systematic review of comorbidities and symptoms of adult patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to evaluate comorbidities, symptoms, and severity. Material and methods We searched databases and extracted comorbidities and symptoms from the included studies. We stratified the similar signs and symptoms in groups and on the basis of severity and compared them with stratified analysis. Individual case reports and case series with < 5 patients were excluded. Results A total of 163 studies with 43,187 patients were included. Mean age was 54.6 years. There were significantly fewer women in the study (43.9% vs. 56.1%, p < 0.0001). Prevalent cardiovascular comorbidities were hypertension (31.9%), obesity (27.9%), hyperlipidemia (26.4%), smoking (18.9%), diabetes mellitus (17.2%), atherosclerotic disease (9.2%) and arrhythmia (5.0%). The most frequently reported constitutional symptoms of COVID-19 were fever (73.9%), fatigue (33.4%), malaise (29.9%), myalgia and/or arthralgia (19.2%), generalized weakness (19.0%), and chills (11.3%). For the cardiovascular system, chest pain and/or tightness were most often reported (19.6%), followed by palpitations (5.2%). Hypertension and diabetes were common in severe disease. Obesity and congestive heart failure were not observed in any non-severe cases. Severe cases compared to non-severe cases more frequently had fever (87.8% vs. 58.5%, p < 0.001), shortness of breath (47.4% vs. 20.6%, p < 0.001), cough (66.8% vs. 62.9%, p < 0.001), sputum production (35.4% vs. 26.5%, p < 0.001) and rhinorrhea (32.2% vs. 7.3%, p < 0.001). Conclusions Hypertension, diabetes, and atherosclerotic diseases are common comorbidities across the world, with obesity as the second most common in the US and more common in men.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Rochester General Hospital, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, IA, USA
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, MA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Rochester General Hospital, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USA
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Campion TR, Sholle ET, Pathak J, Johnson SB, Leonard JP, Cole CL. An architecture for research computing in health to support clinical and translational investigators with electronic patient data. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2022; 29:677-685. [PMID: 34850911 PMCID: PMC8690260 DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocab266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Obtaining electronic patient data, especially from electronic health record (EHR) systems, for clinical and translational research is difficult. Multiple research informatics systems exist but navigating the numerous applications can be challenging for scientists. This article describes Architecture for Research Computing in Health (ARCH), our institution's approach for matching investigators with tools and services for obtaining electronic patient data. MATERIALS AND METHODS Supporting the spectrum of studies from populations to individuals, ARCH delivers a breadth of scientific functions-including but not limited to cohort discovery, electronic data capture, and multi-institutional data sharing-that manifest in specific systems-such as i2b2, REDCap, and PCORnet. Through a consultative process, ARCH staff align investigators with tools with respect to study design, data sources, and cost. Although most ARCH services are available free of charge, advanced engagements require fee for service. RESULTS Since 2016 at Weill Cornell Medicine, ARCH has supported over 1200 unique investigators through more than 4177 consultations. Notably, ARCH infrastructure enabled critical coronavirus disease 2019 response activities for research and patient care. DISCUSSION ARCH has provided a technical, regulatory, financial, and educational framework to support the biomedical research enterprise with electronic patient data. Collaboration among informaticians, biostatisticians, and clinicians has been critical to rapid generation and analysis of EHR data. CONCLUSION A suite of tools and services, ARCH helps match investigators with informatics systems to reduce time to science. ARCH has facilitated research at Weill Cornell Medicine and may provide a model for informatics and research leaders to support scientists elsewhere.
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- Thomas R Campion
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- Information Technologies & Services Department, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- Clinical and Translational Science Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- Information Technologies & Services Department, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- Clinical and Translational Science Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- Clinical and Translational Science Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- Information Technologies & Services Department, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- Clinical and Translational Science Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Are gastrointestinal symptoms associated with higher risk of Mortality in COVID-19 patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Gastroenterol 2022; 22:106. [PMID: 35255816 PMCID: PMC8899790 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-022-02132-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal symptoms have been reported in patients with COVID-19. Several clinical investigations suggested that gastrointestinal symptoms were associated with disease severity of COVID-19. However, the relevance of gastrointestinal symptoms and mortality of COVID-19 remains largely unknown. We aim to investigate the relationship between gastrointestinal symptoms and COVID-19 mortality. METHODS We searched the PubMed, Embase, Web of science and Cochrane for studies published between Dec 1, 2019 and May 1, 2021, that had data on gastrointestinal symptoms in COVID-19 patients. Additional literatures were obtained by screening the citations of included studies and recent reviews. Only studies that reported the mortality of COVID-19 patients with/without gastrointestinal symptoms were included. Raw data were pooled to calculate OR (Odds Ratio). The mortality was compared between patients with and without gastrointestinal symptoms, as well as between patients with and without individual symptoms (diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain). RESULTS Fifty-three literatures with 55,245 COVID-19 patients (4955 non-survivors and 50,290 survivors) were included. The presence of GI symptoms was not associated with the mortality of COVID-19 patients (OR=0.88; 95% CI 0.71-1.09; P=0.23). As for individual symptoms, diarrhea (OR=1.01; 95% CI 0.72-1.41; P=0.96), nausea/vomiting (OR=1.16; 95% CI 0.78-1.71; P=0.46) and abdominal pain (OR=1.55; 95% CI 0.68-3.54; P=0.3) also showed non-relevance with the death of COVID-19 patients. CONCLUSIONS Gastrointestinal symptoms are not associated with higher mortality of COVID-19 patients. The prognostic value of gastrointestinal symptoms in COVID-19 requires further investigation.
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Krishnan A, Prichett L, Tao X, Alqahtani SA, Hamilton JP, Mezey E, Strauss AT, Kim A, Potter JJ, Chen PH, Woreta TA. Abnormal liver chemistries as a predictor of COVID-19 severity and clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28:570-587. [PMID: 35316959 PMCID: PMC8905016 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i5.570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Abnormal liver chemistries are common findings in patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, the association of these abnormalities with the severity of COVID-19 and clinical outcomes is poorly understood. AIM We aimed to assess the prevalence of elevated liver chemistries in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and compare the serum liver chemistries to predict the severity and in-hospital mortality. METHODS This retrospective, observational study included 3380 patients with COVID-19 who were hospitalized in the Johns Hopkins Health System (Baltimore, MD, United States). Demographic data, clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, treatment measures, and outcome data were collected. Cox regression modeling was used to explore variables associated with abnormal liver chemistries on admission with disease severity and prognosis. RESULTS A total of 2698 (70.4%) had abnormal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) at the time of admission. Other more prevalent abnormal liver chemistries were aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (44.4%), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) (16.1%), and total bilirubin (T-Bil) (5.9%). Factors associated with liver injury were older age, Asian ethnicity, other race, being overweight, and obesity. Higher ALT, AST, T-Bil, and ALP levels were more commonly associated with disease severity. Multivariable adjusted Cox regression analysis revealed that abnormal AST and T-Bil were associated with the highest mortality risk than other liver injury indicators during hospitalization. Abnormal AST, T-Bil, and ALP were associated with a need for vasopressor drugs, whereas higher levels of AST, T-Bil, and a decreased albumin levels were associated with mechanical ventilation. CONCLUSION Abnormal liver chemistries are common at the time of hospital admission in COVID-19 patients and can be closely related to the patient's severity and prognosis. Elevated liver chemistries, specifically ALT, AST, ALP, and T-Bil levels, can be used to stratify risk and predict the need for advanced therapies in these patients.
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- Arunkumar Krishnan
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
- Liver Transplant Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh 12713, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
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Monroe I, Dale M, Schwabe M, Schenkel R, Schenarts PJ. The COVID-19 Patient in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Surg Clin North Am 2022; 102:1-21. [PMID: 34800379 PMCID: PMC8479422 DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2021.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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COVID-19 continues to rampage around the world. Noncritical care-trained physicians may be deployed into the intensive care unit to manage these complex patients. Although COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory disease, it is also associated with significant pathology in the brain, heart, vasculature, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, and kidneys. This article provides an overview of COVID-19 using an organ-based, systematic approach.
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Masoodi M, Peschka M, Schmiedel S, Haddad M, Frye M, Maas C, Lohse A, Huber S, Kirchhof P, Nofer JR, Renné T. Disturbed lipid and amino acid metabolisms in COVID-19 patients. J Mol Med (Berl) 2022; 100:555-568. [PMID: 35064792 PMCID: PMC8783191 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-022-02177-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is overwhelming the healthcare systems. Identification of systemic reactions underlying COVID-19 will lead to new biomarkers and therapeutic targets for monitoring and early intervention in this viral infection. We performed targeted metabolomics covering up to 630 metabolites within several key metabolic pathways in plasma samples of 20 hospitalized COVID-19 patients and 37 matched controls. Plasma metabolic signatures specifically differentiated severe COVID-19 from control patients. The identified metabolic signatures indicated distinct alterations in both lipid and amino acid metabolisms in COVID-19 compared to control patient plasma. Systems biology-based analyses identified sphingolipid, tryptophan, tyrosine, glutamine, arginine, and arachidonic acid metabolism as mostly impacted pathways in COVID-19 patients. Notably, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) was significantly reduced in COVID-19 patients and GABA plasma levels allowed for stratification of COVID-19 patients with high sensitivity and specificity. The data reveal large metabolic disturbances in COVID-19 patients and suggest use of GABA as potential biomarker and therapeutic target for the infection.
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- Mojgan Masoodi
- Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20251, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Internal Medicine, Clinic of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Tropical Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20251, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20251, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Center for Internal Medicine, Clinic of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Tropical Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Internal Medicine, Clinic of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Tropical Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center UKE Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lubeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20251, Hamburg, Germany
- Central Laboratory Facility, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20251, Hamburg, Germany.
- Irish Centre for Vascular Biology, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
- Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany.
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Factors Associated with the Development of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients Hospitalized with Covid-19. Dig Dis Sci 2022; 67:3860-3871. [PMID: 34751837 PMCID: PMC8575674 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-021-07286-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The most common symptoms of Covid-19 are respiratory; however, gastrointestinal symptoms are present in up to 50% of patients. We aimed to determine characteristics associated with the development of gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with Covid-19. METHODS A case-control study of adults hospitalized for Covid-19 was conducted across a geographically diverse alliance of 36 US and Canadian medical centers. Data were manually abstracted from electronic health records and analyzed using regression analyses to determine characteristics associated with any gastrointestinal symptoms and diarrhea specifically. RESULTS Of 1406 patients, 540 (38%) reported at least one gastrointestinal symptom and 346 (25%) reported diarrhea. Older patients (≥ 80 years) had significantly lower rates of any gastrointestinal symptoms and diarrhea (vs. patients 18-79 years, OR 0.41, p < 0.01 and OR 0.43 p = 0.01, respectively), while those with IBS (OR 7.70, p = 0.02 and OR 6.72, p < 0.01, respectively) and on immunosuppressive therapy (OR = 1.56, p = 0.02) had higher rates of any gastrointestinal symptom and diarrhea. Patients with constitutional symptoms exhibited significantly higher rates (OR 1.91, p < 0.01), while those with pulmonary disease alone had lower rates of gastrointestinal symptoms (OR 0.23, p = 0.01). A significant interaction between constitutional symptoms and pre-existing pulmonary conditions was observed. CONCLUSIONS Several patient- and disease-specific characteristics associate with gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with Covid-19. Knowledge of these may provide insights into associated pathophysiologic mechanisms, and help health care professionals provide targeted attention to reduce morbidity related to Covid-19.
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Uhlenhopp DJ, Ramachandran R, Then E, Parvataneni S, Grantham T, Gaduputi V. COVID-19-Associated Ischemic Colitis: A Rare Manifestation of COVID-19 Infection-Case Report and Review. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep 2022; 10:23247096211065625. [PMID: 35343847 PMCID: PMC8966066 DOI: 10.1177/23247096211065625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Following the first report of COVID-19 infection in December 2019 as a respiratory illness, it has proven to be a multisystem disease. There are few reported cases of ischemic colitis with COVID-19 infection in the medical literature to date and we have limited understanding of its pathophysiology. We report 2 cases of ischemic colitis as the only manifestation of COVID-19. In addition, we review the current limited literature regarding COVID-19-associated ischemic colitis.
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- The Brooklyn Hospital Center, NY, USA
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Microbiota in the gastrointestinal system is a major determinant in health and disease status with its influence on immunity. Bidirectional relationship between gut microbiota and host immune system is well balanced in healthy individuals and a disruption (dysbiosis) can lead to gastrointestinal inflammations and metabolic disorders. Growing evidence support the cross-talk between gastrointestinal microbiota and lung that maintains host homeostasis and reduces the risk of disease development. The Gut-lung axis is possibly involved in the severity of COVID-19 with the association of dysbiosis. Targeted alterations in the gut microbiota could be considered to alleviate the disease severity.
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Rahman S, Hossain MJ, Islam MR. The Upsurge of Diarrhea Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Makes Matter Worse in Bangladesh: A Call to Action. Gerontol Geriatr Med 2022; 8:23337214221117419. [PMID: 35966641 PMCID: PMC9364194 DOI: 10.1177/23337214221117419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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We have seen an alarming increase in diarrhea prevalence amid Coronavirus
Disease-2019 (COVID-19) in Bangladesh. Healthcare professionals might
face difficulty in diagnosis as these two infectious diseases have
some common symptoms. Though there are confirmatory diagnostic tests
for individual cases, there are chances of misdiagnosis as
co-infections occur. Here we presented distinct clinical features of
diarrhea and COVID-19 for differential diagnosis. We demonstrated the
common overlapping symptoms of these two infectious diseases to
facilitate fast diagnosis of patients. Also, we have discussed
possible reasons for this upsurge of diarrheal infections in
Bangladesh. Finally, we have made some recommendations based on our
findings for managing this upsurge of diarrheal disease during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. The healthcare authorities should
take immediate measures before the tremendous twin effects of these
two infectious diseases.
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Serban D, Tribus LC, Vancea G, Stoian AP, Dascalu AM, Suceveanu AI, Tanasescu C, Costea AC, Tudosie MS, Tudor C, Gangura GA, Duta L, Costea DO. Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in COVID-19 Patients. J Clin Med 2021; 11:200. [PMID: 35011941 PMCID: PMC8745985 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11010200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Acute mesenteric ischemia is a rare but extremely severe complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The present review aims to document the clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings, management, and outcomes of acute intestinal ischemia in COVID-19 patients. A comprehensive search was performed on PubMed and Web of Science with the terms "COVID-19" and "bowel ischemia" OR "intestinal ischemia" OR "mesenteric ischemia" OR "mesenteric thrombosis". After duplication removal, a total of 36 articles were included, reporting data on a total of 89 patients, 63 being hospitalized at the moment of onset. Elevated D-dimers, leukocytosis, and C reactive protein (CRP) were present in most reported cases, and a contrast-enhanced CT exam confirms the vascular thromboembolism and offers important information about the bowel viability. There are distinct features of bowel ischemia in non-hospitalized vs. hospitalized COVID-19 patients, suggesting different pathological pathways. In ICU patients, the most frequently affected was the large bowel alone (56%) or in association with the small bowel (24%), with microvascular thrombosis. Surgery was necessary in 95.4% of cases. In the non-hospitalized group, the small bowel was involved in 80%, with splanchnic veins or arteries thromboembolism, and a favorable response to conservative anticoagulant therapy was reported in 38.4%. Mortality was 54.4% in the hospitalized group and 21.7% in the non-hospitalized group (p < 0.0001). Age over 60 years (p = 0.043) and the need for surgery (p = 0.019) were associated with the worst outcome. Understanding the mechanisms involved and risk factors may help adjust the thromboprophylaxis and fluid management in COVID-19 patients.
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- Dragos Serban
- Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania; (G.V.); (A.P.S.); (M.S.T.); (G.A.G.)
- Fourth Surgery Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, 050098 Bucharest, Romania; (C.T.); (L.D.)
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania;
- Department of Internal Medicine, Ilfov Emergency Clinic Hospital Bucharest, 022104 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania; (G.V.); (A.P.S.); (M.S.T.); (G.A.G.)
- “Victor Babes” Infectious and Tropical Disease Hospital Bucharest, 030303 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania; (G.V.); (A.P.S.); (M.S.T.); (G.A.G.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania; (G.V.); (A.P.S.); (M.S.T.); (G.A.G.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ovidius University Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania; (A.I.S.); (D.O.C.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, 550024 Sibiu, Romania;
- Department of Surgery, Emergency County Hospital Sibiu, 550245 Sibiu, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania; (G.V.); (A.P.S.); (M.S.T.); (G.A.G.)
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- Fourth Surgery Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, 050098 Bucharest, Romania; (C.T.); (L.D.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania; (G.V.); (A.P.S.); (M.S.T.); (G.A.G.)
- Second Surgery Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, 050098 Bucharest, Romania
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- Fourth Surgery Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, 050098 Bucharest, Romania; (C.T.); (L.D.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ovidius University Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania; (A.I.S.); (D.O.C.)
- General Surgery Department, Emergency County Hospital Constanta, 900591 Constanta, Romania
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Khan MU, Mushtaq K, Alsoub DH, Iqbal P, Ata F, Chaudhry HS, Iqbal F, Balaraju G, Maslamani MAA, Varughese B, Singh R, Ejji KA, Kaabi SA, Kamel YM, Butt AA. Digestive system involvement and clinical outcomes among COVID-19 patients: A retrospective cohort study from Qatar. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27:7995-8009. [PMID: 35046626 PMCID: PMC8678823 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i46.7995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus most commonly presents with respiratory symptoms. While gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations either at presentation or during hospitalization are also common, their impact on clinical outcomes is controversial. Some studies have described worse outcomes in COVID-19 patients with GI symptoms, while others have shown either no association or a protective effect. There is a need for consistent standards to describe GI symptoms in COVID-19 patients and to assess their effect on clinical outcomes, including mortality and disease severity. AIM To investigate the prevalence of GI symptoms in hospitalized COVID-19 patients and their correlation with disease severity and clinical outcomes. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 601 consecutive adult COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization between May 1-15, 2020. GI symptoms were recorded at admission and during hospitalization. Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and treatment data were retrieved. Clinical outcomes included all-cause mortality, disease severity at presentation, need for intensive care unit (ICU) admission, development of acute respiratory distress syndrome, and need for mechanical ventilation. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to identify independent predictors of the adverse outcomes. RESULTS The prevalence of any GI symptom at admission was 27.1% and during hospitalization was 19.8%. The most common symptoms were nausea (98 patients), diarrhea (76 patients), vomiting (73 patients), and epigastric pain or discomfort (69 patients). There was no difference in the mortality between the two groups (6.21% vs 5.5%, P = 0.7). Patients with GI symptoms were more likely to have severe disease at presentation (33.13% vs 22.5%, P < 0.001) and prolonged hospital stay (15 d vs 14 d, P = 0.04). There was no difference in other clinical outcomes, including ICU admission, development of acute respiratory distress syndrome, or need for mechanical ventilation. Drugs associated with the development of GI symptoms during hospitalization were ribavirin (diarrhea 26.37% P < 0.001, anorexia 17.58%, P = 0.02), hydroxychloroquine (vomiting 28.52%, P = 0.009) and lopinavir/ritonavir (nausea 32.65% P = 0.049, vomiting 31.47% P = 0.004, and epigastric pain 12.65% P = 0.048). In the multivariate regression analysis, age > 65 years was associated with increased mortality risk [odds ratio (OR) 7.53, confidence interval (CI): 3.09-18.29, P < 0.001], ICU admission (OR: 1.79, CI: 1.13-2.83, P = 0.012), and need for mechanical ventilation (OR: 1.89, CI:1.94-2.99, P = 0.007). Hypertension was an independent risk factor for ICU admission (OR: 1.82, CI:1.17-2.84, P = 0.008) and need for mechanical ventilation (OR: 1.66, CI: 1.05-2.62, P = 0.028). CONCLUSION Patients with GI symptoms are more likely to have severe disease at presentation; however, mortality and disease progression is not different between the two groups.
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- Muhammad Umair Khan
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar
- ECPE- Executive and Continuing Professional Education, Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115-5810, United States
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar
- ECPE- Executive and Continuing Professional Education, Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115-5810, United States
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- ECPE- Executive and Continuing Professional Education, Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115-5810, United States
- Department of Palliative Care, National Center for Cancer Care & Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar
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- Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar
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- Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar
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- ECPE- Executive and Continuing Professional Education, Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115-5810, United States
- Department of Infectious Disease, Communicable Disease Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Communicable Disease Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar
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- Department of Cardiology Research, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar
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- Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10075, United States
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar, Doha 24144, Qatar
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Karna ST, Singh P, Revadi G, Khurana A, Shivhare A, Saigal S, Rathiswamy MK, Sharma JP, Waindeskar V. Frequency and Impact of Preadmission Digestive Symptoms on Outcome in Severe COVID-19: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021; 25:1247-1257. [PMID: 34866821 PMCID: PMC8608644 DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) commonly presents with respiratory symptoms. However, symptoms involving the digestive system may be present, significance of which is not well studied in the Indian scenario. Methods This prospective observational cohort study included consecutive patients with severe COVID-19 admitted to intensive care unit of our tertiary care hospital from September 9, 2020, to March 14, 2021. We evaluated the frequency of preadmission digestive symptoms and compared the demographic, clinical, laboratory parameters, and organ failure at admission and during intensive care along with mortality between those with and without digestive symptoms. In the digestive group, we sought to find predictors of mortality. Results Digestive symptoms were present in 76/234 (32.4%) with severe COVID-19 infection. In comparison to nondigestive group, digestive patients had higher need for noninvasive ventilation (p 0.028), invasive lines (68%, p 0.003), vasopressors (64%, p 0.01), blood product transfusion (21.1%, p <0.001), and heart failure (55.4%, p 0.041). Confounding factors of alcohol abuse, smoking, sedentary lifestyle as a causative agent for heart failure could not be ruled out. Proportional mortality rate is higher in the digestive group (65.8%, p = 0.015). Mortality is multifactorial with preadmission abdominal pathologies (HR 4.3) or central nervous system (CNS)-related comorbidities (HR 2.829), presentation with multiple digestive symptoms (HR 6.9), higher sequential organ failure assessment score (SOFA) score at admission (HR 1.258) and discharge (HR 1.162), and presence of acute kidney injury (AKI) Grade 3 (HR 2.95) as predictors of mortality. After adjusting for all confounders, need for vasopressor was observed to be associated with 11.58 times higher risk of mortality. Conclusion Preadmission digestive symptoms may be associated with a turbulent illness with invasive interventions, heart failure, and greater proportional mortality in severe COVID-19. AKI Grade 3 is identified as a preventable risk factor predicting mortality. CTRI/2021/03/032325. How to cite this article Karna ST, Singh P, Revadi G, Khurana A, Shivhare A, Saigal S, et al. Frequency and Impact of Preadmission Digestive Symptoms on Outcome in Severe COVID-19: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(11):1247–1257.
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- Sunaina Tejpal Karna
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Laszkowska M, Kim J, Faye AS, Joelson AM, Ingram M, Truong H, Silver ER, May B, Greendyke WG, Zucker J, Lebwohl B, Hur C, Freedberg DE. Prevalence of Clostridioides difficile and Other Gastrointestinal Pathogens in Patients with COVID-19. Dig Dis Sci 2021; 66:4398-4405. [PMID: 33479861 PMCID: PMC7819769 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-020-06760-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal symptoms are common in patients with COVID-19, but prevalence of co-infection with enteric pathogens is unknown. AIMS This study assessed the prevalence of enteric infections among hospitalized patients with COVID-19. METHODS We evaluated 4973 hospitalized patients ≥ 18 years of age tested for COVID-19 from March 11 through April 28, 2020, at two academic hospitals. The primary exposure was a positive COVID-19 test. The primary outcome was detection of a gastrointestinal pathogen by PCR stool testing. RESULTS Among 4973 hospitalized individuals, 311 were tested for gastrointestinal infections (204 COVID-19 positive, 107 COVID-19 negative). Patients with COVID-19 were less likely to test positive compared to patients without COVID-19 (10% vs 22%, p < 0.01). This trend was driven by lower rates of non-C.difficile infections (11% vs 22% in COVID-19 positive vs. negative, respectively, p = 0.04), but not C. difficile infection (5.1% vs. 8.2%, p = 0.33). On multivariable analysis, infection with COVID-19 remained significantly associated with lower odds of concurrent GI infection (aOR 0.49, 95% CI 0.24-0.97), again driven by reduced non-C.difficile infection. Testing for both C.difficile and non-C.difficile enteric infection decreased dramatically during the pandemic. CONCLUSIONS Pathogens aside from C.difficile do not appear to be a significant contributor to diarrhea in COVID-19 positive patients.
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- Monika Laszkowska
- Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Haroun RAH, Osman WH, Eessa AM. Evaluation of serum total sialic acid in moderate COVID-19 patients with and without gastrointestinal tract manifestations. Tissue Cell 2021; 74:101679. [PMID: 34801789 PMCID: PMC8598396 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2021.101679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 10/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Background It is known that SARS-CoV-2 mostly infects the respiratory system causing pneumonia; although it can also affect the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), which covered with a bi-layer of mucus rich in glycosylated proteins that terminated by sialic acid. Therefore; this study aimed to evaluate serum total sialic acid (TSA) in moderate COVID-19 patients with and without GIT manifestations. Methods A total of 161 moderate COVID-19 patients without and with GIT manifestations and 50 controls were enrolled into our study. Serum electrolytes levels were measured by using colorimetric or turbidmetric commercial assay kits, while the level of serum TSA was measured by using a commercial ELISA kit. Results Our results showed that serum TSA level was highly significantly increased in moderate COVID-19 patients with GIT manifestations (81.43 ± 8.91) when compared with controls (61.24 ± 6.41) or even moderate COVID-19 patients without GIT manifestations (69.46 ± 7.03). ROC curve analysis showed that AUC for TSA is 0.84 with 76.2 % sensitivity and 73.7 % specificity in discrimination between moderate COVID-19 patients with and without GIT manifestations. Serum potassium and sodium levels were highly significantly decreased in moderate COVID-19 patients with GIT manifestations when compared with controls or even moderate COVID-19 patients without GIT manifestations; while serum calcium level was found to be significantly decreased in moderate COVID-19 patients with GIT manifestations when compared with controls. Conclusion Finally, we can conclude that SA plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of GIT complications associated with COVID-19 and could be a potential biomarker for the COVID-19 gastrointestinal complications.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Faculty of Medicine, Port-Said University, Port-Said, Egypt
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Bernstein D, Roth N, Kim A, Epstein M, Hirschwerk D, Kvasnovsky CL, Satapathy SK. Presentation, patterns and predictive value of baseline liver tests on outcomes in COVID-19 patients without chronic liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27:7350-7361. [PMID: 34876794 PMCID: PMC8611205 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i42.7350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection is known to cause abnormal hepatic enzymes. The long term consequences of such elevations are uncertain. AIM To assessed the prevalence and prognostic value of initial liver enzymes in a large cohort of COVID-19 patients. METHODS We reviewed electronic medical records of 10614 COVID-19 patients without known chronic liver disease who were admitted to our health system from March 1, 2020, to April 30, 2020. We analyzed baseline demographics and liver chemistries. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality, and the secondary outcome was a composite of in-hospital mortality or need for mechanical ventilation. RESULTS Subjects with abnormal liver tests had increased risks of mortality and composite outcome when compared to patients with normal measurements on unadjusted analysis and after adjustment for demographic factors. CONCLUSION In our diverse patient population, liver enzyme abnormalities are associated with increased mortality and the need for mechanical ventilation in subjects without chronic liver disease. Cholestasis patients are at the greatest risk for poor outcomes.
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- David Bernstein
- Department of Medicine/Hepatology, Northwell Health, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY 11030, United States
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- Department of Medicine/Hepatology, Northwell Health, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY 11030, United States
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine Northwell Health, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY 11030, United States
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine Northwell Health, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY 11030, United States
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine Northwell Health, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY 11030, United States
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- Cohen Children's Medical Center, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, United States
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- Department of Medicine/Hepatology, Northwell Health, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY 11030, United States
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Omar AS, Kaddoura R, Orabi B, Hanoura S. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on liver, liver diseases, and liver transplantation programs in intensive care units. World J Hepatol 2021; 13:1215-1233. [PMID: 34786163 PMCID: PMC8568568 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i10.1215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Emerging worldwide data have been suggesting that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic consequences are not limited to the respiratory and cardiovascular systems but encompass adverse gastrointestinal manifestations including acute liver injury as well. Severe cases of liver injury associated with higher fatality rates were observed in critically ill patients with COVID-19. Intensive care units (ICU) have been the center of disposition of severe cases of COVID-19. This review discusses the pathogenesis of acute liver injury in ICU patients with COVID-19, and analyzes its prevalence, consequences, possible drug-induced liver injury, and the impact of the pandemic on liver diseases and transplantation programs.
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- Amr Salah Omar
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, DA, Qatar.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, DA, Qatar
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- Department of Pharmacy, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, DA, Qatar
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, DA, Qatar
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Chen H, Tong Z, Ma Z, Luo L, Tang Y, Teng Y, Yu H, Meng H, Peng C, Zhang Q, Zhu T, Zhao H, Chu G, Li H, Lu H, Qi X. Gastrointestinal Bleeding, but Not Other Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Is Associated With Worse Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:759152. [PMID: 34722595 PMCID: PMC8548414 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.759152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background: Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can present with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. However, the prevalence of GI symptoms and their association with outcomes remain controversial in COVID-19 patients. Methods: All COVID-19 patients consecutively admitted to the Wuhan Huoshenshan hospital from February 2020 to April 2020 were collected. Disease severity and outcomes were compared between COVID-19 patients with and without GI symptoms. Logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the association of GI symptoms with the composite endpoint and death in COVID-19 patients. A composite endpoint was defined as transfer to intensive care unit, requirement of mechanical ventilation, and death. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. Results: Overall, 2,552 COVID-19 patients were included. The prevalence of GI symptoms was 21.0% (537/2,552). Diarrhea (8.9%, 226/2,552) was the most common GI symptom. Patients with GI symptoms had significantly higher proportions of severe COVID-19 and worse outcomes than those without. Univariate logistic regression analyses demonstrated that GI symptoms were significantly associated with the composite endpoint (OR = 2.426, 95% CI = 1.608-3.661; P < 0.001) and death (OR = 2.137, 95% CI = 1.209-3.778; P = 0.009). After adjusting for age, sex, and severe/critical COVID-19, GI symptoms were still independently associated with the composite endpoint (OR = 2.029, 95% CI = 1.294-3.182; P = 0.002), but not death (OR = 1.726, 95% CI = 0.946-3.150; P = 0.075). According to the type of GI symptoms, GI bleeding was an independent predictor of the composite endpoint (OR = 8.416, 95% CI = 3.465-20.438, P < 0.001) and death (OR = 6.640, 95% CI = 2.567-17.179, P < 0.001), but not other GI symptoms (i.e., diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, nausea and/or vomiting, constipation, acid reflux and/or heartburn, or abdominal pain). Conclusion: GI symptoms are common in COVID-19 patients and may be associated with their worse outcomes. Notably, such a negative impact of GI symptoms on the outcomes should be attributed to GI bleeding.
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- Hongxin Chen
- COVID-19 Study Group, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Postgraduate College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, China
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- COVID-19 Study Group, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Section of Medical Service, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- COVID-19 Study Group, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- COVID-19 Study Group, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- COVID-19 Study Group, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- COVID-19 Study Group, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- COVID-19 Study Group, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- COVID-19 Study Group, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- COVID-19 Study Group, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- COVID-19 Study Group, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- COVID-19 Study Group, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Section of Medical Service, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- COVID-19 Study Group, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Section of Medical Service, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- COVID-19 Study Group, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Information Section of Medical Security Center, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- COVID-19 Study Group, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- COVID-19 Study Group, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- COVID-19 Study Group, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
- Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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Magro F, Nuzzo A, Abreu C, Libânio D, Rodriguez‐Lago I, Pawlak K, Hollenbach M, Brouwer WP, Siau K. COVID-19 in gastroenterology: Where are we now? Current evidence on the impact of COVID-19 in gastroenterology. United European Gastroenterol J 2021; 9:750-765. [PMID: 34190413 PMCID: PMC8435247 DOI: 10.1002/ueg2.12115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges in all fields of society with social, economic, and health-related consequences worldwide. In this context, gastroenterology patients and healthcare systems and professionals have seen their routines changed and were forced to adapt, adopting measures to minimize the risk of infection while guaranteeing continuous medical care to chronic patients. OBJECTIVE At this point, it is important to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on this field to further improve the quality of the services provided in this context. METHODS/RESULTS/CONCLUSION We performed a literature review that summarizes the main aspects to consider in gastroenterology, during the pandemic crisis, and includes a deep discussion on the main changes affecting gastroenterology patients and healthcare systems, anticipating the pandemic recovery scenario with future practices and policies.
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- Fernando Magro
- Department of Biomedicine, Unit of Pharmacology and TherapeuticsUniversity of PortoPortoPortugal
- Department of GastroenterologyCentro Hospitalar São JoãoPortoPortugal
- Unit of Clinical PharmacologyCentro Hospitalar São JoãoPortoPortugal
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- Department of Gastroenterology, IBD & Intestinal FailureAPHP Beaujon HospitalUniversity of ParisClichyFrance
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- Infectious Diseases ServiceCentro Hospitalar São JoãoPortoPortugal
- Department of MedicineGrupo de I&D em Nefrologia e Doenças InfeciosasInstituto de Inovação e Investigação em Saúde (I3s)Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica (INEB)Faculty of MedicineUniversity of PortoPortoPortugal
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- Gastroenterology DepartmentPortuguese Oncology Institute of PortoPortoPortugal
- MEDCIDS ‐ Department of Community Medicine, Health Information and DecisionFaculty of MedicineUniversity of PortoPortoPortugal
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- Gastroenterology DepartmentIBD UnitHospital de GaldakaoBiocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute and School of MedicineUniversity of DeustoGaldakaoSpain
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- Department of GastroenterologyEndoscopy UnitHospital of the Ministry of Interior and AdministrationSzczecinPoland
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- Medical Department IIDivision of GastroenterologyUniversity of Leipzig Medical CenterLeipzigGermany
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- Department of Gastroenterology & HepatologyErasmus University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of GastroenterologyDudley Group Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDudleyUK
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