Incidence, risk factors and outcome of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a severe complication of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). This study aims to evaluate incidence, risk factors and case-fatality rate of AKI in patients with COVID-19.

Methods

We reviewed the health medical records of 307 consecutive patients with COVID-19 hospitalized at the University Hospital of Modena, Italy.

Results

AKI was diagnosed in 69 out of 307 (22.4%) COVID-19 patients. Stages 1, 2, or 3 AKI accounted for 57.9%, 24.6% and 17.3%, respectively. AKI patients had a mean age of 74.7 ± 9.9 years. These patients showed higher serum levels of the main markers of inflammation and higher rate of severe pneumonia than non-AKI patients. Kidney injury was associated with a higher rate of urinary abnormalities including protein

SUBMITTER: Alfano G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8245663 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature