Increased risk of dialysis circuit clotting in hemodialysis patients with COVID-19 is associated with elevated FVIII, fibrinogen and D-dimers.

Dinesha SudusingheAnne RiddellTejas GandhiPratima ChowdaryAndrew Davenport

Published in: Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis (2022)

Extracorporeal circuit clotting was increased within 4 weeks of testing positive for COVID-19. Clotting was associated with increased factor VIII, fibrinogen and D-dimer, suggesting that the risk of circuit clotting was related to the inflammatory response to COVID-19.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
oxidative stress
respiratory syndrome coronavirus