Impact of different COVID-19 waves on kidney replacement therapy epidemiology and mortality: REMER 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kidney replacement therapy (KRT) confers the highest risk of death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, most data refer to the early pandemic waves. Whole-year analysis compared with prior secular trends are scarce.

Methods

We present the 2020 REMER Madrid KRT registry, corresponding to the Spanish Region hardest hit by COVID-19.

Results

In 2020, KRT incidence decreased 12% versus 2019, while KRT prevalence decreased by 1.75% for the first time since records began and the number of kidney transplants (KTs) decreased by 16%. Mortality on KRT was 10.2% (34% higher than the mean for 2008-2019). The 2019-2020 increase in mortality was larger for KTs (+68%) than for haemodialysis (+24%) or peritoneal dialysis (+38%). The most common cause of death

SUBMITTER: Carriazo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9384646 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature