CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND MORTALITY FROM COVID-19: A LITERATURE REVIEW

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1592212220041

• Palavras-chave: Chronic Kidney Disease, COVID-19, hospitalization, mortality.

• Keywords: Chronic Kidney Disease, COVID-19, hospitalization, mortality.

• Abstract:

  An outbreak of COVID-19 occurred in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in December 2019 and was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. COVID-19 is highly contagious through person-to-person transmission and can cause critical illness and until the death. There have been over 250 million confirmed cases and over 5 million deaths as of November 15, 2021. Recent clinical evidence has revealed that COVID-19 patients with Acute Kidney Injury have had fatal outcomes. This implies the lives of patients with pre-existing Chronic Kidney Disease. The aim of the present study will be to assess the influence of pre-existing CKD on the risks of all-cause mortality, hospitalization and critical condition among patients with COVID-19 infection. An integrative literature review will be carried out in PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library databases. The following will be used as inclusion criteria for the selection of articles: articles published within the time frame (2020-2021) and in the English language. It is expected to note that Chronic Kidney Disease may be associated with an increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection. Finally, it is expected that the presence of CKD must be considered an important factor in future risk stratification models for COVID-19.

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