Kidney disease is associated with in-hospital death of patients with COVID-19
Author links open overlay panelYichunChengMD†RanLuoMD†KunWangMD†MengZhangPhDZhixiangWangMDLeiDongMDJunhuaLiPhDYingYaoPhDShuwangGeMDGangXuPhD
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2020.03.005
Abstract
In December 2019, a coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) disease outbreak occurred in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and rapidly spread to other areas worldwide. Although diffuse alveolar damage and acute respiratory failure were the main features, the involvement of other organs needs to be explored. Since information on kidney disease in patients with COVID-19 is limited, we determined the prevalence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with COVID-19. Further, we evaluated the association between markers of abnormal kidney function and death in patients with COVID-19.