Kidney function on admission predicts in-hospital mortality in COVID-19.

Sinan TrabulusCebrail KaracaI Lker İnanç BalkanMevlut Tamer DincerAhmet MurtSeyda Gul OzcanRidvan KaraaliBilgul MeteAlev BakirMert Ahmet KuskucuMehmet Riza AltiparmakFehmi TabakNurhan Seyahi

Published in: PloS one (2020)

On admission eGFR seems to be a prognostic marker for mortality in patients with COVID-19. We recommend that eGFR be measured in all patients on admission and used as an additional tool for risk stratification. Close follow-up should be warranted in patients with a reduced eGFR.

Keyphrases

small cell lung cancer
epidermal growth factor receptor
tyrosine kinase
emergency department
end stage renal disease
coronavirus disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
sars cov
peritoneal dialysis
risk factors
coronary artery disease