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. 2020 Jun;16(6):308-310.
doi: 10.1038/s41581-020-0284-7.

Kidney involvement in COVID-19 and rationale for extracorporeal therapies

Claudio Ronco  1   2 , Thiago Reis  3   4
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Kidney involvement in COVID-19 and rationale for extracorporeal therapies

Claudio Ronco et al. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

The prevalence of direct kidney involvement in novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is low, but such involvement is a marker of multiple organ dysfunction and severe disease. Here, we explore potential pathways of kidney damage and discuss the rationale for extracorporeal support with various blood purification strategies in patients who are critically ill with COVID-19.

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Conflict of interest statement

In the past 3 years, C.R. has been a consultant or advisory board member for ASAHI, Astute, Baxter, Biomerieux, B. Braun, Cytosorbents, ESTOR, Fresenius Medical Care, General Electric, Medtronic and Toray. In the past 3 years T.R. has been a consultant or advisory board member for Baxter, B. Braun and Eurofarma.

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