S1414 Outcomes in Patients With Cirrhosis Undergoing Esophagogastroduodenoscopy for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Abstract

significantly higher DISCERN compared to informational (55.6 vs 42.3; p50.00001). Academic websites had significantly more "Excellent" scores compared to informational (52.4% vs 11.6%; p50.0001) and informational websites had significantly more "Poor" scores (32.6% vs 0%; p50.001). Cited references (100% vs 32.6%; p50.0001) and areas of uncertainty (92.9% vs 7.0%; p50.0001) were addressed more so in academic websites. (Figure ) Conclusion: Our study shows that academic resources on liver disease and COVID-19 published during the pandemic are of higher quality and are more likely to be unbiased and comprehensive, but that most are scientific literature geared towards professionals. The academic reading level is also too high for the average reader and while informational websites have a lower grade level, they are also of lower quality. As patients with liver disease seek resources on COVID-19 online, it is important that information remains of high quality but is also accessible.[1413] Figure 1. Total DISCERN Score by Website Category (* denotes a statistically significant difference in total DISCERN score [Poor, Good, Excellent] among website categories) S1414