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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2023; 29(4): 744-757
Published online Jan 28, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i4.744
Published online Jan 28, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i4.744
Table 2 2020 month-to-month disease-specific mortality trends, n (%)
| January, 2020 | February, 2020 | March, 2020 | April, 2020 | May, 2020 | June, 2020 | July, 2020 | August, 2020 | September, 2020 | October, 2020 | November, 2020 | December, 2020 | Relative change | P for trend | ||
| Acute pancreatitis | |||||||||||||||
| Total number of discharges | 2163 (0.8) | 1935 (0.8) | 1956 (0.9) | 1642 (0.9) | 2002 (0.9) | 2092 (0.9) | 2063 (0.8) | 2077 (0.9) | 2106 (0.9) | 2096 (0.8) | 1913 (0.8) | 1783 (0.7) | -17.6% | < 0.0001 | |
| Mortality | 21 (1.0) | 12 (0.6) | 16 (0.8) | 8 (0.5) | 6 (0.3) | 12 (0.6) | 11 (0.5) | 14 (0.7) | 12 (0.6) | 8 (0.4) | 10 (0.5) | 14 (0.8) | -33.3% | 0.211 | |
| Cholelithiasis | |||||||||||||||
| Total number of discharges | 3170 (1.1) | 2926 (1.1) | 2437 (1.1) | 2050 (1.1) | 2743 (1.2) | 2831 (1.2) | 2759 (1.1) | 2858 (1.2) | 3112 (1.3) | 3137 (1.3) | 2864 (1.2) | 2328 (1.0) | -26.6% | < 0.0001 | |
| Mortality | 6 (0.2) | 9 (0.3) | 2 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 4 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 7 (0.2) | 14 (0.4) | 7 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | 10 (0.4) | 66.7% | 0.060 | |
| Diverticulitis | |||||||||||||||
| Total number of discharges | 1349 (0.5) | 1315 (0.5) | 1067 (0.5) | 746 (0.4) | 1050 (0.5) | 1141 (0.5) | 1183 (0.5) | 1302 (0.5) | 1247 (0.5) | 1351 (0.5) | 1161 (0.5) | 943 (0.4) | -30.1% | 0.0004 | |
| Mortality | 9 (0.7) | 11 (0.8) | 11 (1.0) | 6 (0.8) | 3 (0.3) | 3 (0.3) | 4 (0.3) | 9 (0.7) | 10 (0.8) | 7 (0.5) | 7(0.6) | 7 (0.7) | -22.2% | 0.501 | |
| Noninfectious gastroenteritis/colitis | |||||||||||||||
| Total number of discharges | 720 (0.3) | 643 (0.3) | 538 (0.2) | 426 (0.2) | 539 (0.2) | 535 (0.2) | 554 (0.2) | 560 (0.2) | 641 (0.3) | 670 (0.3) | 510 (0.2) | 398 (0.2) | -44.7% | < 0.0001 | |
| Mortality | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 3 (0.6) | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.4) | 2 (0.4) | 3 (0.5) | 2 (0.4) | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.8) | 50.0% | 0.859 | |
| Nonvariceal upper GI bleeding | |||||||||||||||
| Total number of discharges | 2971 (1.1) | 2692 (1.1) | 2458 (1.1) | 1960 (1.0) | 2361 (1.1) | 2440 (1.0) | 2451 (1.0) | 2325 (1.0) | 2428 (1.0) | 2396 (1.0) | 2450 (1.0) | 2223 (0.9) | -25.2% | <.0001 | |
| Mortality | 68 (2.3) | 61 (2.3) | 52 (2.1) | 55 (2.8) | 48 (2.0) | 40 (1.6) | 49 (2.0) | 35 (1.5) | 46 (1.9) | 47 (2.0) | 72 (2.9) | 50 (2.2) | -26.5% | 0.882 | |
| Variceal upper GI bleeding | |||||||||||||||
| Total number of discharges | 80 (0.0) | 59 (0.0) | 71 (0.0) | 53 (0.0) | 55 (0.0) | 74 (0.0) | 65 (0.0) | 64 (0.0) | 73 (0.0) | 57 (0.0) | 74 (0.0) | 83 (0.0) | 3.8% | 0.042 | |
| Mortality | 2 (2.5) | 2 (3.4) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.9) | 1 (1.8) | 6 (8.1) | 5 (7.7) | 4 (6.3) | 6 (8.2) | 2 (3.5) | 2 (2.7) | 7 (8.4) | 250.0% | 0.050 | |
| Lower GI bleeding and diverticular bleeding | |||||||||||||||
| Total number of discharges | 1039 (0.4) | 943 (0.4) | 884 (0.4) | 743 (0.4) | 843 (0.4) | 834 (0.4) | 835 (0.3) | 906 (0.4) | 936 (0.4) | 916 (0.4) | 921 (0.4) | 813 (0.3) | -21.8 | 0.231 | |
| Mortality | 13 (1.3) | 6 (0.6) | 12 (1.4) | 5 (0.7) | 9 (1.1) | 6 (0.7) | 7 (0.8) | 9 (1.0) | 7 (0.7) | 7 (0.8) | 8 (0.9) | 11 (1.4) | -15.4 | 0.822 | |
| Clostridium difficile | |||||||||||||||
| Total number of discharges | 96 (0.0) | 98 (0.0) | 85 (0.0) | 63 (0.0) | 67 (0.0) | 81 (0.0) | 82 (0.0) | 80 (0.0) | 89 (0.0) | 95 (0.0) | 70 (0.0) | 57 (0.0) | -40.6 | 0.131 | |
| Mortality | 2 (2.1) | 2 (2.0) | 4 (4.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.4) | 4 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | -100.0 | 0.157 | |
| Viral gastroenteritis | |||||||||||||||
| Total number of discharges | 468 (0.2) | 395 (0.2) | 366 (0.2) | 248 (0.1) | 263 (0.1) | 296 (0.1) | 288 (0.1) | 325 (0.1) | 325 (0.1) | 327 (0.1) | 296 (0.1) | 197 (0.1) | -57.9% | 0.536 | |
| Mortality | 4 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.8) | 2 (0.8) | 3 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | -100.0% | 0.402 | |
| Crohn’s disease | |||||||||||||||
| Total number of discharges | 1262 (0.5) | 1137 (0.4) | 977 (0.4) | 817 (0.4) | 998 (0.5) | 997 (0.4) | 1076 (0.4) | 1102 (0.5) | 1120 (0.5) | 1078 (0.4) | 1040 (0.4) | 979 (0.4) | -22.4% | 0.035 | |
| Mortality | 29 (2.3) | 26 (2.3) | 18 (1.8) | 25 (3.1) | 16 (1.6) | 25 (2.5) | 16 (1.5) | 20 (1.8) | 25 (2.2) | 22 (2.0) | 23 (2.2) | 31 (3.2) | 6.9% | 0.627 | |
| Ulcerative colitis | |||||||||||||||
| Total number of discharges | 1109 (0.4) | 1038 (0.4) | 917 (0.4) | 787 (0.4) | 953 (0.4) | 984 (0.4) | 1039 (0.4) | 973 (0.4) | 1068 (0.4) | 1081 (0.4) | 970 (0.4) | 929 (0.4) | -16.2% | 0.0005 | |
| Mortality | 31 (2.8) | 32 (3.1) | 19 (2.1) | 28 (3.6) | 19 (2.0) | 23 (2.3) | 22 (2.1) | 23 (2.4) | 26 (2.4) | 27 (2.5) | 35 (3.6) | 46 (5.0) | 48.4% | 0.048 | |
| Acute cholangitis | |||||||||||||||
| Total number of discharges | 121 (0.0) | 107 (0.0) | 111 (0.0) | 74 (0.0) | 108 (0.0) | 103 (0.0) | 101 (0.0) | 126 (0.1) | 128 (0.1) | 161 (0.1) | 118 (0.0) | 108 (0.0) | -10.7% | 0.032 | |
| Mortality | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.9) | 100.0% | 0.671 | |
- Citation: Adekunle AD, Rubens M, Sedarous M, Tariq T, Okafor PN. Trends in gastrointestinal disease hospitalizations and outcomes during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic. World J Gastroenterol 2023; 29(4): 744-757
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v29/i4/744.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v29.i4.744