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Review
. 2021 Feb;17(2):81-82.
doi: 10.1038/s41581-020-00381-4.

The COVID-19 pandemic: consequences for nephrology

Annette Bruchfeld  1   2
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Review

The COVID-19 pandemic: consequences for nephrology

Annette Bruchfeld. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2021 Feb.

Abstract

The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have been devastating; however, evidence suggests that patients with, or at risk of, kidney disease are disproportionally affected. Patients on dialysis and kidney transplant recipients are at higher risk of adverse outcomes from COVID-19, whereas, conversely, patients with severe COVID-19 are at increased risk of acute kidney injury, with short-term and possibly long-term consequences for nephrological care.

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Conflict of interest statement

A.B. has received grants and personal fees from AstraZeneca and personal fees from ChemoCentryx, Merck/MSD, Vifor and Abbvie, outside the submitted work.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. The impact of COVID-19 on the kidneys.
a | Patients on in-centre dialysis and kidney transplant recipients are at increased risk of community exposure to SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19-associated mortality. b | Acute kidney injury (AKI) is also an important complication of severe COVID-19, likely as a consequence of multifactorial processes, and is associated with an increased risk of mortality. ICU, intensive care unit.
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