Acute and chronic kidney disease and risk of hospital mortality during COVID-19 pandemic waves in the pre-vaccination era.
Jose M PortolésPaula López-SánchezLeyre Martín RodriguezMaría Luisa Serrano SalazarMaria Valdenebro-RecioAntonio RamosRosa María MaloFelipe ZalameaJuan Manuel Martin-GinerMaría Marques-VidasAlberto Ortiz ArduanPublished in: Clinical kidney journal (2022)
In conclusion, CKD and AKI were common in pre-vaccination waves among hospitalized COVID-19 patients and were independent risk factors for death, even when AKI was mild to moderate, and despite improvements in treatment.