id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-354702-hi4nxf67 Laszkowska, Monika Disease Course and Outcomes of COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Patients with Gastrointestinal Manifestations 2020-09-30 .txt text/plain 3386 177 48 Background & Aims Our understanding of outcomes and disease time course of COVID-19 in patients with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms remains limited. In this study we characterize the disease course and severity of COVID-19 among hospitalized patients with gastrointestinal manifestations in a large, diverse cohort from the Unites States. Conclusion Hospitalized patients with GI manifestations of COVID-19 have a reduced risk of intubation and death, but may have a longer overall disease course driven by duration of symptoms prior to hospitalization. week; however, like other early reports of GI symptoms, it did not account for the potential impact of factors such as age and comorbidities on mortality, and did not assess the overall time course of disease from symptom onset to death or discharge. 4, 21 Furthermore, small studies from China have assessed how time-course of disease is impacted by presence of gastrointestinal symptoms, and some suggest presence of diarrhea may be associated with prolonged symptoms. ./cache/cord-354702-hi4nxf67.txt ./txt/cord-354702-hi4nxf67.txt