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AI InsightPreexisting CKD and/or abnormal serum creatinine levels must be detected on admission in order to identify the most risky patients
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Abstract
Objectives: The SARS-CoV-2 virus has caused an outbreak of COVID-19 disease and severe acute respiratory syndrome. The related mortality may not be just due to respiratory complications. Here, we report acute renal injury and other outcomes of COVID-19 patients. Methods: Demographic, clinical, laboratory, treatment, and outcome data of 194 COVID-19 patients were collected. We used univariable and multivariable logistic regression methods to explore the risk factors associated with the length of hospital stay and in-hospital death. A survival analysis of COVID-19 patients was included in conditions of basal elevated creatinine values and development of AKI as secondary outcome. Results: 37 patients who were followed up from outpatient clinics and 157 hospitalized patients of whom 149 were discharged and 8 died in hospital were included in this study. Age over 45 was found to increase the time required to spend in hospital. Patients with COPD and AKI were significantly more likely to die. Conclusion: Baseline decreased renal function in COVID-19 patients was asssociated with poor prognosis. Preexisting CKD and/or abnormal serum creatinine levels must be detected on admission in order to identify the most risky patients