Acute kidney injury in patients with severe COVID-19 in Mexico.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Some patients with COVID-19 pneumonia present systemic disease involving multiple systems. There is limited information about the clinical characteristics and events leading to acute kidney injury (AKI). We described the factors associated with the development of AKI and explored the relation of AKI and mortality in Mexican population with severe COVID-19.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of individuals with severe pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 hospitalized at the largest third-level reference institution for COVID-19 care in Mexico between March and April 2020. Demographic information, comorbidities, clinical and laboratory data, dates of invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) and hospitalization, mechanical-ventilator settings and use of

SUBMITTER: Casas-Aparicio GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7870064 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature