Prevalence, clinical course and outcomes of COVID-19 in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients: a single-center experience.

Gaetano AlfanoFrancesco FontanaSilvia GiovanellaNiccolo MorisiAlessio AmurriGiulia LigabueGiovanni GuaraldiAnnachiara FerrariGianni CappelliRiccardo MagistroniMariacristina GregoriniGabriele Donati

Published in: Clinical and experimental nephrology (2022)

COVID-19 incident rate was 0.16 episodes/patient-year in the PD population. About one-third of the patients were hospitalized for severe infection. Fatal outcome occurred in two (7.4%) unvaccinated patients. A low vaccination refusal rate was observed in this population.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
coronavirus disease
sars cov
prognostic factors
cardiovascular disease
patient reported outcomes
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
patient reported