September 24, 2020

The Incidence, Risk Factors, and Prognosis of Acute Kidney Injury in Adult Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics

• In a retrospective cohort study in China, 7% of 1,392 COVID-19 patients developed acute kidney injury (AKI) during hospitalization. In-hospital mortality was higher among patients with AKI even after adjustment for confounders (OR: 5.1; 95% CI: 2.7-9.7).

Cheng et al. (Sept 22, 2020). The Incidence, Risk Factors, and Prognosis of Acute Kidney Injury in Adult Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.04650420