Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Although, respiratory symptoms are typical the digestive system is also a susceptible target with gastrointestinal symptoms present even in the absence of respiratory symptoms. The gastrointestinal symptoms of COVID-19 include diarrhea, abdominal pain, anorexia, and nausea among other symptoms. Some questions that remain to be answered include: Do patients with gastrointestinal symptoms have a higher mortality? SARS-CoV-2 variants are already a global reality: Do these variants present with a greater prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms? Do patients with these symptoms warrant more intensive care unit care?
Keywords: COVID-19; Gastrointestinal symptoms; Intensive care unit; SARS-CoV-2; Variant.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, variant, intensive care unit, gastrointestinal symptoms, 【초록키워드】 coronavirus disease, Coronavirus disease 2019, coronavirus, intensive care, variant, SARS-CoV-2 variant, intensive care unit, severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus, abdominal pain, diarrhea, Symptoms, Prevalence, SARS-CoV-2 variants, Patient, Gastrointestinal, Care, gastrointestinal symptoms, respiratory symptoms, digestive system, acute respiratory syndrome, acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, anorexia, these symptoms, nausea, respiratory symptom, Gastrointestinal symptom, susceptible, greater, caused, include, question, absence, these symptom, 【제목키워드】 Mortality, Variation, Symptom, Patient, Gastrointestinal,