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 GallieniPublished 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.
Keyphrases
- acute kidney injury
- end stage renal disease
- cardiac surgery
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- intensive care unit
- mechanical ventilation
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular disease
- patient reported outcomes
- type diabetes
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported
- acute respiratory distress syndrome