Inter-Hospital Escalation-of-Care Referrals for Severe Alcohol-Related Liver Disease with Recent Drinking During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Po Hung Chen, Peng Sheng Ting, Erik Almazan, Geetanjali Chander, Andrew M. Cameron, Ahmet Gurakar

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Abstract

Alcohol sales and consumption have increased during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, but their downstream effects on alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) are unclear. We analyzed inter-hospital escalation-of-care referrals to our tertiary care inpatient liver unit across 18 months through December 2020. There was a significant rise in severe ALD with recent unhealthy drinking in our regional community during the pandemic.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)185-189
Number of pages5
JournalAlcohol and Alcoholism
Volume57
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Toxicology

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