Outcomes for Patients With COVID-19 and Acute Kidney Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There are limited data on the association of kidney dysfunction with prognosis in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and the extent to which acute kidney injury (AKI) predisposes patients to severe illness and inferior outcomes is unclear. We aim to assess the incidence of AKI among patients with COVID-19 and examine their associations with patient outcomes as reported in the available literature thus far.

Methods

We systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCOPUS, and MedRxiv databases for full-text articles available in English published from December 1, 2019 to May 24, 2020. Clinical information was extracted and examined from 20 cohorts that met inclusion criteria, covering 13,137 mostly hospitalized patients confirmed to have COVID-19. Two authors indepen

SUBMITTER: Robbins-Juarez SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7314696 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature