January 13, 2021

Diarrhea Is Associated with Increased Severity of Disease in COVID-19: Systemic Review and Meta-analysis

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics

A systematic review and meta-analysis (n = 38 studies, 8,407 patients) of COVID-19 gastrointestinal symptoms found that 16% of all patients had at least one GI symptom. The pooled prevalence of nausea/vomiting was 8% and diarrhea was 12%. Patients with diarrhea as one of their presenting symptoms were more likely to have severe disease (OR=1.63).

Ghimire et al. (Jan 6, 2021). Diarrhea Is Associated with Increased Severity of Disease in COVID-19: Systemic Review and Meta-analysis. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-020-00662-w