SARS-CoV-2 infection in chronic kidney disease patients with pre-existing dialysis: description across different pandemic intervals and effect on disease course (mortality).

Lisa PilgramLukas EberweinBjoern-Erik O JensenCarolin E M JakobFelix C KoehlerMartin HowerJan T KielsteinMelanie StecherBernd HohensteinFabian PrasserTimm WesthoffSusana M Nunes de MirandaMaria J G T VehreschildJulia LanznasterSebastian Dolffnull null

Published in: Infection (2022)

In the present multicentre German cohort, dialysis dependency is not linked to fatal outcome in SARS-CoV-2-infected CKD patients. However, the mortality rate of 26% demonstrates that CKD patients are an extreme vulnerable population, irrespective of pre-existing dialysis-dependency.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
sars cov
peritoneal dialysis
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
cardiovascular events
clinical trial
coronavirus disease
climate change
cardiovascular disease
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
study protocol
patient reported outcomes
cross sectional