Incidence, Characteristics, and Outcome of COVID-19 in Adults on Kidney Replacement Therapy: A Regionwide Registry Study.

Johan De MeesterDirk De BacquerMaarten Naesens Björn K Meijers Marie Madeleine Couttenye An S De Vriesenull null

Published in: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN (2020)

Mortality associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection is high in patients on RRT. Nevertheless, the epidemic's overall effect on the RRT population remained remarkably limited in Flanders. Calculation of excess mortality and age standardization provide a more reliable picture of the mortality burden of COVID-19 among patients on RRT.

Keyphrases

replacement therapy
risk factors
coronavirus disease
cardiovascular events
sars cov
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
smoking cessation
coronary artery disease
patient reported outcomes