Risk factors associated with COVID-19 severity among patients on maintenance haemodialysis: a retrospective multicentre cross-sectional study in the UK.
Haresh SelvaskandanKatherine L HullSherna AdenwallaSafa AhmedMaria-Cristina CusuMatthew P M Graham-BrownLaura GrayMatt HallRizwan HamerAmmar KanbarHemali KanjiMark LambieHan Sean LeeKhalid MahdiRupert MajorJames F MedcalfSushiladevi NatarajanBoavojuvie OseyaStephanie StringerMatthew TabinorJames O BurtonPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
The incidence of severe COVID-19 is high among patients on haemodialysis; this cohort should be considered high risk. There was strong evidence of an association between socioeconomic deprivation and COVID-19 severity. Other risk factors that apply to the general population may not apply to this cohort.