Risk factors for severity of COVID-19 in chronic dialysis patients from a multicentre French cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging infectious disease, related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Few data are available in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

Methods

We conducted an observational cohort study of COVID-19 patients at 11 dialysis centres in two distinct districts of France to examine the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in this population, and to determine risk factors of disease severity (defined as a composite outcome including intensive care unit admission or death) and mortality.

Results

Among the 2336 patients enrolled, 5.5% had confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis. Of the 122 patients with a follow-up superior to 28 days, 37% reached the composite outcome and 28% die

SUBMITTER: Lano G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7743188 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature