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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admissions due to viral hepatitis in Spain
Journal of Clinical Virology, Volume 167, Article 105553, Year 2023
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Background: Before the advent of COVID-19 vaccines, hospitalizations due to SARS-CoV-2 infection during 2020 collapsed most medical centers worldwide. Disruptions in health care for clinical conditions other than COVID-19 were not uniform. Herein, we report the impact of COVID-19 on hospitalizations due to viral hepatitis in Spain. Methods: Retrospective study of all hospitalizations in Spain during 10 months before (pre-pandemic period) and after (pandemic period) March 1st 2020. Admissions with a diagnosis of hepatitis B, C and/or delta were retrieved and compared using the Spanish National Registry of Hospital Discharges. Results: Nationwide hospitalizations declined 14.6% during the pandemic period, from 3,144,164 to 2,684,845. This reduction was significantly more pronounced for admissions due to viral hepatitis (18.1% drop), falling from 46,521 to 38,115. During the pandemic period, patients admitted with viral hepatitis died significantly more frequently than during the pre-pandemic period (7.2% vs 6.1%; p < 0.001). Liver transplants significantly declined during the pandemic period. COVID-19 was diagnosed in 10.3% of patients hospitalized with viral hepatitis during the pandemic period. This subset of patients was older and died 2.4-fold more frequently than the rest, despite having advanced liver disease less frequently. Conclusion: Hospitalizations due to viral hepatitis significantly declined in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients admitted with viral hepatitis experienced a greater mortality during the pandemic period. Deaths were more pronounced when coinfected with SARS-CoV-2 despite having advanced liver disease less frequently. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ramos-Rincón, José Manuel
Spain, Elche
Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
de-Mendoza, Carmen
Unknown Affiliation
Moreno-Torres, Victor
Spain, Logrono
International University of la Rioja
Barreiro, Pablo M.
Unknown Affiliation
Corral-Pazos de Provens, Octavio Jorge
Spain, Logrono
International University of la Rioja
Soriano, Vicente Vicente
Spain, Logrono
International University of la Rioja
Statistics
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jcv.2023.105553
ISSN:
13866532
Research Areas
Covid
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study