P0004 - The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Number of Admissions for Acute Alcoholic Pancreatitis

Brittany Vannatter, DO, Scarlett Austin, DO, Shifa Umar, MD, Suzanne Morrissey, MD
Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA

Introduction: The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been noted to have a significant effect on mental health and substance use disorders. Studies demonstrated an increase in the prevalence of anxiety and depression and an increase in alcohol consumption during the pandemic. We aimed to study the trend in hospital admission for alcohol induced pancreatitis during COVID 19 pandemic.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed of patients admitted within our network for acute alcoholic pancreatitis from 2017 to 2021. Admissions were grouped by year from April 1 through March 31 (Table 1). The COVID-19 pandemic was defined as April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021.

Results: A total of 395 admissions were included from 15 counties within the state of Pennsylvania. In a chi-squared test, which defined groups by year, there was a strong correlation between number of admissions for acute alcoholic pancreatitis during the COVID-19 pandemic from April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021 with p < 0.05.

Discussion: Our data suggest a significant relationship exists between the COVID-19 pandemic and the number of admissions for acute alcoholic pancreatitis within our healthcare system. The COVID 19 pandemic has resulted in significant impact on mental health and increase in substance use hence interventions which focus on mental health and substance use disorders should be considered for those at risk for admission, or who are admitted with acute alcoholic pancreatitis.



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Brittany Vannatter, DO, Scarlett Austin, DO, Shifa Umar, MD, Suzanne Morrissey, MD. P0004 - The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Number of Admissions for Acute Alcoholic Pancreatitis, ACG 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts. Las Vegas, Nevada: American College of Gastroenterology.