Outcome of chronic kidney disease patients with COVID-19 infection under maintenance dialysis: a retrospective observational study

  • Bimal Pandey Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal
  • Rasik Neupane St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital/NEOMED, Youngstown, OH, United States
  • Sudeep Chapagain University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
  • Prabina Basnet Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, GA, United States
  • Buddhi Prasad Paudyal Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal
  • Nora Ranjitkar Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal
  • Mipsang Lama Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal
Keywords: COVID-19, Chronic Kidney Failure, SARS-CoV-2

Abstract

Introduction: Chronic Kidney Disease is an important risk factor for severe COVID. Emerging evidence suggests that CKD is a key risk factor for mortality in patients with COVID-19. In this article we explore the outcomes of CKD patients with COVID19 infection further.   Method: This was a retrospective observational study conducted in the dialysis unit of Department of Internal Medicine of Patan Academy of Health Sciences. All CKD patients under maintenance hemodialysis diagnosed with PCR positive COVID-19 from July 2021 to July 2022 were included in the study. The exclusion criteria werethe patients newly diagnosed acute kidney injury on CKD patient with COVID-19 and COVID-19 positive patients with just antigen testing. The primary outcome of the study was in-hospital mortality. 101 patients were reviewed for this study.   Result: Majority of the patients were male (73%). 42.57% of those admitted required ICU, 64.35% recovered and mortality was 35.64%.   Conclusion: CKD requiring maintenance dialysis is associated with adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19

Author Biographies

Bimal Pandey, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Patan Hospital

Rasik Neupane, St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital/NEOMED, Youngstown, OH, United States

Resident, Department of Internal Medicine

Sudeep Chapagain, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States

Research Scholar, Division of Infectious Diseases

Prabina Basnet, Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, GA, United States

Resident, Department of Internal Medicine

Buddhi Prasad Paudyal, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal

Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Patan Hospital

Nora Ranjitkar, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal

Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Patan Hospital

Mipsang Lama, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Patan Hospital

https://doi.org/10.59284/jgpeman1

Published
2022-12-30
Section
Original Article