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Acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with Covid-19 infection is associated with ventilatory management with elevated positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP).

Davide OttolinaLuca ZazzeronLetizia TrevisiAndrea AgarossiRiccardo ColomboTommaso FossaliMattia PasseriBeatrice BorghiElisabetta BalloneRoberto RechAntonio CastelliEmanuele CatenaManuela NebuloniMaurizio Gallieni
Published in: Journal of nephrology (2021)
The use of high PEEP in Covid-19 ICU patients is associated with a fivefold higher risk of AKI, leading to higher mortality. The cause and effect relationship needs further analysis.
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