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