COVID-19 is more lethal in hemodialysis chronic kidney disease patients with low physical capacity.

Rafael Bueno OrcyCaroline C BluhmLarissa R RibeiroPriscila M SosaBianca D CorreaFranklin C BarcellosMaristela Böhlke

Published in: Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy (2023)

Patients on maintenance HD with poorer physical performance presented the worst prognosis from COVID-19 pandemic.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
physical activity
mental health
coronavirus disease
sars cov
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
patient reported