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Multicenter Study
. 2023 Feb 10;102(6):e32919.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000032919.

Outcomes of COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury and longitudinal analysis of laboratory markers during the hospital stay: A multi-center retrospective cohort experience from Pakistan

Muhammad Nadeem Ahsan  1 , Muhammad Sohaib Asghar  2 , Sadia Iqbal  2 , Haris Alvi  2 , Mohammed Akram  3 , Basmah Fayyaz  3 , Syeda Ghazala Irshad  1 , Irfan Ullah  4 , Sarosh Alvi  5 , Zohaib Yousaf  6
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Multicenter Study

Outcomes of COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury and longitudinal analysis of laboratory markers during the hospital stay: A multi-center retrospective cohort experience from Pakistan

Muhammad Nadeem Ahsan et al. Medicine (Baltimore). .

Abstract

The frequency of acute kidney injury (AKI) in COVID-19 patients can be varied and related to worse outcomes in the disease population. AKI is common among hospitalized patients with COVID-19, particularly the ones needing critical care. This study was conducted in order to determine the outcomes of hospitalized patients with prolonged hospital stays who suffered from COVID-19 associated AKI. It was conducted as a multi-centered, retrospective, cohort study, and including all patients who were diagnosed on COVID-19 PCR. End-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis were excluded. The cohort included 1069 patients, with 68% males, mean age of 56.21 years, and majority within 50 to 75 years age group (60%). Mean disease onset was 14.43 ± 7.44 days and hospital stay was 7.01 ± 5.78 days. About 62% of patients stayed in intensive care and 18% of them were on invasive ventilation. The mortality rate was 27%. Frequency of AKI was 42%, around 14% of them were resolving during hospital stay and other 28% worsened. The mortality rate was significantly higher with AKI (OR: 4.7, P < .001). Alongside AKI, concomitant liver dysfunction was also significantly contributing to mortality (OR: 2.5), apart from ICU stay (OR: 2.9), invasive ventilation (OR: 9.2), and renal replacement therapy (OR: 2.4). Certain laboratory markers were associated with AKI throughout in-hospital stay.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Forest plots representing univariate and multivariate analysis of risk factors associated with mortality. AKI = acute kidney injury, KDIGO = Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Kaplan–Meier curves of significant associated factors of AKI and mortality. AKI = acute kidney injury, ICU = intensive care unit.
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