Abstract

Objective: Covid-19 is a global pandemic that severely affects healthcare systems around the world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of Covid-19 in the treatment and operation of the Department of Gastroenterology, Da Nang Hospital. Materials and menthods: Retrospective descriptive study was conducted from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020 at the Department of Gastroenterology, Da Nang Hospital. Results: During the period of 02 years, a total of 12,282 patients were included to our analysis (in 2019: 7838 patients, with 54.4% male 45.6% female, mean age 51, 46 ± 18.87 years. In 2020: 4446 patients with 57.2% male and 42.8% female, mean age 52.05 ± 18.36 years). During the Covid-19 epidemic, the most common groups of hospitalized symptoms included melena (7.3%), Hematochezia (6.3%), Hematemesis (6.3%) and jaundice (8.3%). Similarly, the disease groups increased the rate of hospitalization such as gastric ulcer (15.6% compared to before the epidemic 11.9%, p < 0.001), combined gastro-duodenum ulcer (4.7% compared to 3.1%, p < 0.01), stomach cancer (5.1% vs 3.4%, p < 0.01), colorectal cancer (14.7% vs 10.3%, p < 0.01), cirrhosis (58% vs 54.4%, p < 0.05), acute hepatitis (9.7% vs 5.8%, p < 0.05), acute pancreatitis (70.7% versus 63.1%, p < 0.05). In particular, the number of gastrointestinal endoscopy decreased significantly during the Covid-19 epidemic compared with before the epidemic (17156 times