Evolving spectrum but persistent high mortality of COVID-19 among patients on kidney replacement therapy in the vaccine era: the Spanish COVID-19 KRT Registry.
Borja QuirogaAlberto Ortiz ArduanCarlos Jesús Cabezas-ReinaMaría Carmen Ruiz FuentesVerónica López JiménezSofía Zárraga LarrondoNestor G ToapantaMaría Molina GómezPatricia de SequeraEmilio Sánchez-Álvareznull nullPublished in: Clinical kidney journal (2022)
The clinical presentation and outcomes of COVID-19 during the first wave no longer represent COVID-19 in KRT patients, as the pandemic has become centred around vaccinated KT recipients. Vaccines lowered the incidence of diagnosed COVID-19 and mortality. However, mortality remains high despite increased access to ICU care.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- replacement therapy
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- cardiovascular events
- end stage renal disease
- risk factors
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- palliative care
- intensive care unit
- smoking cessation
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- adipose tissue
- coronary artery disease
- insulin resistance
- kidney transplantation
- mechanical ventilation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- affordable care act