Reduction in Nosocomial Infections in Patients With Cirrhosis During the COVID-19 Era Compared with Pre-COVID-19 : Impact of Masking and Restricting Visitation

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Nosocomial infections (NIs) in critically ill patients with cirrhosis result in higher death and transplant delisting. NIs are promoted by staff, visitors, and the environment, all of which were altered to reduce pathogen transmission after COVID-19. Two cohorts of intensive care unit patients with cirrhosis from March 2019 to February 2020 (pre-COVID, n = 234) and March 2020 to March 2021 (COVID era, n = 296) were included. We found that despite a higher admission MELD-Na, qSOFA, and WBC count and requiring a longer intensive care unit stay, COVID-era patients developed lower NIs (3% vs 10%, P < 0.001) and had higher liver transplant rates vs pre-COVID patients. COVID-era restrictions could reduce NIs in critically ill patients with cirrhosis.

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2022

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2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:117

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The American journal of gastroenterology - 117(2022), 11 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 1874-1876

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Englisch

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Park, Dan [VerfasserIn]
Houston, Kevin [VerfasserIn]
Duong, Nikki K [VerfasserIn]
Dharia, Neerav [VerfasserIn]
Kamath, Patrick S [VerfasserIn]
Bajaj, Jasmohan S [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 07.11.2022

Date Revised 22.11.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.14309/ajg.0000000000001911

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NLM343828251