The Prevalence of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be associated with high rates of acute kidney injury (AKI) and kidney replacement therapy (KRT), potentially overwhelming health care resources. Our objective was to determine the pooled prevalence of AKI and KRT among hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Study design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and a registry of preprinted studies, published up to October 14, 2020.

Study selection

Eligible studies reported the prevalence of AKI in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 according to the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) definition.

Data extraction & synthesis

We extracted data on patient characteristics, the proportion o

SUBMITTER: Silver SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7723763 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature