The Association of COVID-19 With Acute Kidney Injury Independent of Severity of Illness: A Multicenter Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been associated with acute kidney injury (AKI), it is unclear whether this association is independent of traditional risk factors such as hypotension, nephrotoxin exposure, and inflammation. We tested the independent association of COVID-19 with AKI.

Study design

Multicenter, observational, cohort study.

Setting & participants

Patients admitted to 1 of 6 hospitals within the Yale New Haven Health System between March 10, 2020, and August 31, 2020, with results for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing via polymerase chain reaction of a nasopharyngeal sample.

Exposure

Positive test for SARS-CoV-2.

Outcome

AKI by KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Out

SUBMITTER: Moledina DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7791318 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature