Severe acute kidney injury in critically ill COVID-19 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is frequent in Coronavirus Infection Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Factors associated with AKI in COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) patients and their outcomes have not been previously explored.

Methods

Prospective observational study of COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICUs of the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona (Spain), from March 25th to April 21st, 2020, who developed AKI stage 2 or higher (AKIN classification). The primary goal was to describe the characteristics of moderate-severe AKI of COVID-19 patients in an ICU context. As a secondary goal, we aimed to find independent predictors of AKI progression, Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) requirement and mortality among these patients.

Results

During the study period, 52 out o

SUBMITTER: Pineiro GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7776310 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature