AI Article Synopsis
- Increased alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to worsen cases of alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) and raise mortality rates.
- An analysis of referral requests to a hepatology unit from January 2020 to December 2022 showed the majority were for ALD cases.
- There was a notable rise in requests from intermediate care units, indicating patients were facing more severe health issues related to ALD.
Article Abstract
Increased alcohol consumption during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is projected to impact alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) morbidity and mortality. Inter-hospital escalation-of-care referral requests to our tertiary-care hepatology unit were analyzed from January 2020 through December 2022. Most requests to our center were for ALD with an increase in requests from intermediate care units, suggestive of higher acuity illness.
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