Outcomes in Patients Admitted for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding and COVID-19 Infection: A Study of Two Years of the Pandemic.

Sergiu Marian CazacuDaniela Elena BurteaVlad Florin IovănescuDan Nicolae FlorescuSevastița Iordache Adina Turcu-Stiolica Victor Mihai Sacerdoțianu Bogdan Silviu Ungureanu

Published in: Life (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

COVID-19 infection in patients admitted for UGIB was associated with a higher mortality rate because of respiratory failure and possible delays in or contraindications of treatment.

Keyphrases

respiratory failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
coronavirus disease
mechanical ventilation
sars cov
cardiovascular events
acute respiratory distress syndrome
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
smoking cessation