Gastro-intestinal symptoms are associated with a lower in-hospital mortality rate in frail older patients hospitalized for COVID-19

Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 2021 Jan-Mar;84(1):135-136. doi: 10.51821/84.1.824.

Authors

N Lanthier^{1

2

3}, C Mahiat³, S Henrard^{4

5}, P Stärkel^{1

2

3}, I Gilard³, I De Brauwer^{3

4}, P Cornette^{3

4}, B Boland^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Service d'Hépato-gastroentérologie, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium.
² Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium.
³ Service de Gériatrie, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium.
⁴ Institute of Health and Society (IRSS), UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium.
⁵ Louvain Drug Research Institute (LDRI), Clinical Pharmacy research group, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 33639706
DOI: 10.51821/84.1.824

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; coronavirus; diarrhea; digestive symptoms; liver; mortality prognosis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
COVID-19*
Frail Elderly
Gastrointestinal Diseases*
Hospital Mortality
Hospitalization
Humans
SARS-CoV-2