The spatiotemporal trend of renal involvement in COVID-19: A pooled analysis of 17 134 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The spatiotemporal trend of renal involvement in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients is still unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to reveal the dynamics of renal involvement superimposed COVID-19 according to time and space.

Methods

COVID-19 patients reporting renal involvement were included in this study. The following information was collected from relevant articles: first author, patient demographics, patient enrollment period, location, definition of acute kidney injury (AKI), prevalence of AKI, and use of renal replacement therapy (RRT).

Results

A total of 17 134 patients were finally included. The overall prevalence of AKI in COVID-19 patients was 19%, with 7% of them undergoing RRT. The overall risk of AKI in patients enrolled befo

SUBMITTER: Feng YF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8019246 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature