Chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury in the COVID-19 Spanish outbreak.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan and rapidly spread, affecting >10 million cases worldwide. Caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and primarily manifesting as an acute respiratory failure with interstitial and alveolar pneumonia, it can also affect multiple organs. Kidney involvement was underestimated in early reports and its role remains controversial. The aim of this study was to analyse the role of kidney damage in COVID-19 outcome.

Methods

This is a prospective cohort study of 1603 consecutive patients admitted in a University Reference Hospital in the heart of the European outbreak.

Results

Median age was 64 years, 40.4% were female, 15.2% presented diabetes mellitus, 35.7% hypertension and 20

SUBMITTER: Portoles J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7462722 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature