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. 2020 Mar 25;1(4):273-278.
doi: 10.34067/KID.0001452020. eCollection 2020 Apr 30.

Management of Hemodialysis Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 Infection: Perspective of Two Nephrologists in the United States

Michele H Mokrzycki  1   2 , Maria Coco  1   2
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Management of Hemodialysis Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 Infection: Perspective of Two Nephrologists in the United States

Michele H Mokrzycki et al. Kidney360. .
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Keywords: COVID-19; acute kidney injury; continuous renal replacement therapy; coronavirus; dialysis; hemodialysis; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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M. Coco and M. Mokrzycki have nothing to disclose.

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Management of ESKD for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 and persons under investigation in the emergency department. Early identification of suspect or confirmed COVID-19 patients and their risk level is determined immediatly upon screening prior to entering the emergency department. COVID-19 suspected or confirmed patients are then evaluated by the emergency department staff to further determine their clinical stability. Patients who require acute hospitalization are admitted to a COVID-19 or PUI floor, or to an intensive care unit. Stable patients are discharge with appropriate travel precautions and self-isolation. COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; CRRT, continuous RRT; HD, hemodialysis; PUI, person under investigation.
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