COVID-19 severity is associated with the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.
Shuji HibiyaTakashi FujiiToshimitsu FujiiShinji SuzukiMayumi KondoShinya OokaYohei FurumotoSeishin AzumaKei TanakaHitoshi KurataShohei TanakaMasayuki KurosakiKazuyoshi NagayamaFumihiko KusanoYasuhiro IizukaTakahiro KawamuraHidekazu IkemiyagiShinya SakitaTsunehito YauchiHideki WatanabeAmi KawamotoYusuke MatsuyamaKazuo OhtsukaRyuichi OkamotoPublished in: BMJ open gastroenterology (2023)
The severity of COVID-19 is associated with GI bleeding, and especially lower GI bleeding was associated with the severity of COVID-19. Patients with severe or critical COVID-19 should be treated with caution as they are at higher risk for GI bleeding.