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Methods

A retrospective analysis of all patients managed within the MHealth Fairview System (an expanded collaboration among the University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Physicians, and Fairview Health Services) between March 1 and June 30, 2020, was performed for the occurrence of AP. The study protocol was approved by the institutional review board. Inpatient adults with an established diagnosis of AP who underwent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for SARS-CoV-2 on nasopharyngeal swabs, during the index admission or within 14 days before hospitalization, were included. Patients with positive PCR test results constituted 1 study cohort, and those with negative test results made up the comparison arm. Data were collected on baseline characteristics, etiology of AP, Bedside Index of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis (BISAP) scores, clinical and radiologic outcomes, length of stay …