Cirrhosis and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in US Veterans: Risk of Infection, Hospitalization, Ventilation, and Mortality.

George N IoannouPeter S LiangEmily LockePamela GreenKristin BerryAnn M O'HareJaveed A ShahKristina CrothersMcKenna C EastmentVincent S FanJason A Dominitz

Published in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2021)

SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with a 3.5-fold increase in mortality in patients with cirrhosis. Cirrhosis was associated with a 1.7-fold increase in mortality in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Keyphrases

respiratory syndrome coronavirus
cardiovascular events
sars cov
coronavirus disease
risk factors
coronary artery disease
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome