COVID-19 in Patients on Maintenance Dialysis in the Paris Region.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) represents a serious threat to patients on maintenance dialysis. The clinical setting, mortality rate, and prognostic factors in these patients have not been well established.

Methods

We included all dialyzed patients with COVID-19 referred to our dialysis center between March 11 and April 11, 2020. Data were obtained through the review of the medical records and were censored at the time of data cutoff, on May 11, 2020.

Results

Forty-four patients on maintenance dialysis with COVID-19 were referred to our dialysis unit during the COVID-19 epidemic. Median age was 61 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 51.5-72.5); 65.9% were men. Comorbidities included hypertension (97.7%), diabetes mellitus (50%), and chronic cardiac (38

SUBMITTER: Tortonese S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7368159 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature