Presentation and outcomes of chronic kidney disease patients with COVID-19.
J Bras Nefrol
; 44(3): 321-328, 2022.
Article
in English, Portuguese
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2292558
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
COVID-19 is currently a global health issue and an important cause of mortality. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the risk factors for infection, morbidity and mortality by SARS-CoV-2. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the clinical presentation and outcomes of CKD patients with COVID-19, as well as identify predictors of mortality.METHODS:
This was a retrospective study of CKD patients admitted in a tertiary-care Portuguese hospital between March and August of 2020. Variables were submitted to univariate and multivariate analysis to determine factors predictive of in-hospital mortality.RESULTS:
130 CKD patients were analyzed (median age 73.9 years, male 60.0%). Hypertension (81.5%), cardiovascular disease (36.2%), and diabetes (54.6%) were frequent conditions. Cough, dyspnea, fever and respiratory failure were also common. Almost 60% had anemia, 50% hypoalbuminemia, 13.8% hyperlactacidemia and 17% acidemia. Mean serum ferritin was 1531 µg/L, mean CRP 8.3 mg/dL and mean LDH 336.9 U/L. Most patients were treated with lopinavir/ritonavir, hydroxychloroquine or corticosteroids and only 2 with remdesivir. Eighty percent had acute kidney injury and 16.2% required intensive care unit admission. The 34 patients who died were older and more likely to have heart failure. They had higher neutrophils/lymphocytes ratio, ferritin, lactate, and LDH levels. Multivariate analysis identified an association between older age [OR 1.1 (CI 1.01-1.24), p=0.027], higher ferritin [OR 1.0 (CI 1.00-1.00), p=0.009] and higher LDH levels [OR 1.0 (CI 1.00-1.01), p=0.014] and mortality.CONCLUSION:
In our cohort of CKD patients with COVID-19, older age, higher ferritin, and higher LDH levels were independent risk factors for mortality.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
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Portuguese
Journal:
J Bras Nefrol
Journal subject:
Nephrology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
2175-8239-JBN-2021-0071
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