Long-term impact of COVID-19 among maintenance haemodialysis patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maintenance haemodialysis (MHD) patients have a high risk of initial mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, long-term consequences of this disease in the MHD population are poorly described. We report the clinical presentation, outcome and long-term follow-up of MHD patients affected by COVID-19 in a multicentric cohort from the Paris, France area.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of clinical presentation and long-term follow-up of MHD patients affected by COVID-19 in 19 MHD centres in the Paris, France area.

Results

In this cohort of 248 patients with an initial mortality rate of 18%, age, comorbidities, dyspnoea and previous immunosuppressive treatment were associated with death at <30 days. Among the 203 surviving patie

SUBMITTER: Chawki S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8522382 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature