Trends and Outcomes of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Among Patients with Cirrhosis: Insights from United States National Inpatient Sample, 2020–2022
Background: COVID-19 infection has been a major cause of hospitalization and mortality in the United States. Patients with liver cirrhosis may be especially vulnerable to severe outcomes of COVID-19 infection because of immune dysfunction, systemic inflammation, portal hypertension, and reduced physiological reserve. T...