Prevalence and predictors of outcomes among ESRD patients with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

End-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis (ESRD) patients are at high risk for contracting COVID-19. In this propensity matched cohort study, we examined the prevalence of COVID-19 in emergency room (ER) patients and examined whether clinical outcomes varied by ESRD status.

Methods

Patients who visited George Washington University Hospital ER from April 2020 to April 2021 were reviewed for COVID-19 and ESRD status. Among COVID-positive ER patients, the propensity for ESRD was calculated using a logistic regression model to create a propensity-matched sample of ESRD vs non-ESRD COVID-19 patients. A multivariable model examined whether ESRD was an independent predictor of death and other outcomes in COVID-19 patients.

Results

Among the 27,106 ER patien

SUBMITTER: Baptiste CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10033174 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature