Impact of family visit restrictions due to COVID-19 policy on patient outcomes: A cohort study.

Aim: To investigate the impact of family visit restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic on deliriums, falls, pneumonia, pressure ulcers and readmissions among surgical inpatients with gastrointestinal (oncologic) diseases.

Design: Cohort study.

Methods: This study was conducted among adult inpatients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery in two academic hospitals.