High rate of renal recovery in survivors of COVID-19 associated acute renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A large proportion of patients with COVID-19 develop acute kidney injury (AKI). While the most severe of these cases require renal replacement therapy (RRT), little is known about their clinical course.

Methods

We describe the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients in the ICU with AKI requiring RRT at an academic medical center in New York City and followed patients for outcomes of death and renal recovery using time-to-event analyses.

Results

Our cohort of 115 patients represented 23% of all ICU admissions at our center, with a peak prevalence of 29%. Patients were followed for a median of 29 days (2542 total patient-RRT-days; median 54 days for survivors). Mechanical ventilation and vasopressor use were common (99% and 84%, respectively), and the

SUBMITTER: Stevens JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7769434 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature