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25/Sep/2024
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024AO0687
ABSTRACT Highlights Renal involvement was frequent in patients with COVID-19 and related to worse outcomes. Diuretic use, mechanical ventilation, proteinuria, hematuria, age, and creatine phosphokinase and D-dimer levels were risk factors for acute kidney injury. Acute kidney injury, mechanical ventilation, elevated SOFA Score, and elevated ATN-ISS were associated with mortality. The second wave was associated with greater severity; however, the mortality rates were similar between the two periods. This may reflect the effectiveness of vaccines and the constant learning that […]
Keywords: Acute kidney injury; Brazil; Coronavirus infections; COVID-19; Incidence; Mortality; Prognosis; Receptor cross-talk