Gastroenterological and hepatic manifestations of patients with COVID-19, prevalence, mortality by country, and intensive care admission rate: systematic review and meta-analysis

Background and aims Patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 usually report fever and respiratory symptoms. However, multiple gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations such as diarrhoea and abdominal pain have been described. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of GI symptoms, elevated live...

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Main Authors: Alan Barkun, Mohammad Shehab, Fatema Alrashed, Sameera Shuaibi, Dhuha Alajmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:BMJ Open Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/8/1/e000571.full