Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness
February 21, 2020
Kidney impairment is associated with in-hospital death of COVID-19 patients
Category: Article Summary
Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting
- A study of 710 COVID-19 patients found elevated prevalence of kidney impairment and a higher risk of in-hospital death among those with kidney impairment.
Cheng et al. (Feb 20, 2020). Kidney impairment is associated with in-hospital death of COVID-19 patients. Pre-print downloaded Feb 21 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.18.20023242