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Mahalingasivam V, Su G, Iwagami M, Davids MR, Wetmore JB, Nitsch D. COVID-19 and kidney disease: insights from epidemiology to inform clinical practice. Nat Rev Nephrol 2022; 18:485-498. [PMID: 35418695 PMCID: PMC9006492 DOI: 10.1038/s41581-022-00570-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous studies have aimed to address the challenges faced by patients with kidney disease and their caregivers. These studies addressed areas of concern such as the high infection and mortality risk of patients on in-centre haemodialysis and transplant recipients. However, the ability to draw meaningful conclusions from these studies has in some instances been challenging, owing to barriers in aspects of usual care, data limitations and problematic methodological practices. In many settings, access to SARS-CoV-2 testing differed substantially between patient groups, whereas the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection varied over time and place because of differences in viral prevalence, targeted public health policies and vaccination rates. The absence of baseline kidney function data posed problems in the classification of chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury in some studies, potentially compromising the generalizability of findings. Study findings also require attentive appraisal in terms of the effects of confounding, collider bias and chance. As this pandemic continues and in the future, the implementation of sustainable and integrated research infrastructure is needed in settings across the world to minimize infection transmission and both prevent and plan for the short-term and long-term complications of infectious diseases. Registries can support the real-world evaluation of vaccines and therapies in patients with advanced kidney disease while enabling monitoring of rare complications.
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- Viyaasan Mahalingasivam
- Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Department of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Department of Health Services Research, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
- South African Renal Registry, Cape Town, South Africa
- African Renal Registry, African Association of Nephrology, Durban, South Africa
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- Division of Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Chronic Disease Research Group, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, USA
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- Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
- UK Renal Registry, Bristol, UK.
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Initial reporting suggested that kidney involvement following COVID-19 infection was uncommon but this is now known not to be the case. Acute kidney injury (AKI) may arise through several mechanisms and complicate up to a quarter of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infection being associated with an increased risk for both morbidity and death. Mechanisms of injury include direct kidney damage predominantly through tubular injury, although glomerular injury has been reported; the consequences of the treatment of patients with severe hypoxic respiratory failure; secondary infection; and exposure to nephrotoxic drugs. The mainstay of treatment remains the prevention of worsening kidney damage and in some cases they need for renal replacement therapies (RRT). Although the use of other blood purification techniques has been proposed as potential treatments, results to-date have not been definitive.
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- James Hilton
- Department of Critical Care, Royal Surrey Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XX, UK; SPACeR Group (Surrey Peri-Operative, Anaesthesia & Critical Care Collaborative Research Group), Royal Surrey Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XX, UK
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- Department of Critical Care, Royal Surrey Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XX, UK; SPACeR Group (Surrey Peri-Operative, Anaesthesia & Critical Care Collaborative Research Group), Royal Surrey Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XX, UK
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1520 San Pablo Street, Suite 4300, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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- Department of Critical Care, Royal Surrey Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XX, UK; SPACeR Group (Surrey Peri-Operative, Anaesthesia & Critical Care Collaborative Research Group), Royal Surrey Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XX, UK; Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, Stag Hill, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK.
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- Center for Critical Care Nephrology, University of Pittsburgh, 3347 Forbes Avenue #220, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Bjornstad EC, Seifert ME, Sanderson K, Feig DI. Kidney implications of SARS-CoV2 infection in children. Pediatr Nephrol 2022; 37:1453-1467. [PMID: 34453600 PMCID: PMC8397606 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-021-05249-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Research indicates that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) infection can impact every organ, and the effects can range from asymptomatic to severe disease. Since it was first discovered in December 2019, our understanding has grown about its impact on kidney disease. In general, children have less severe disease than adults, and this tendency appears to extend to special pediatric kidney populations (e.g., chronic kidney disease and immunosuppressed patients with solid organ transplants or nephrotic syndrome). However, in a fraction of infected children, SARS-CoV2 causes an array of kidney manifestations, ranging from acute kidney injury to thrombotic microangiopathy, with potential implications for increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Additional considerations surround the propensity for clotting extracorporeal circuits in children with SARS-CoV2 infection that are receiving kidney replacement therapy. This review provides an update on our current understanding of SARS-CoV2 for pediatric nephrologists and highlights knowledge gaps to be addressed by future research during this ongoing pandemic, particularly the social disparities magnified during this period.
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- Erica C Bjornstad
- Department of Pediatrics, Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Nephrology and Hypertension, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Sullivan MK, Lees JS, Drake TM, Docherty AB, Oates G, Hardwick HE, Russell CD, Merson L, Dunning J, Nguyen-Van-Tam JS, Openshaw P, Harrison EM, Baillie JK, Semple MG, Ho A, Mark PB. Acute kidney injury in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 from the ISARIC WHO CCP-UK Study: a prospective, multicentre cohort study. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2022; 37:271-284. [PMID: 34661677 PMCID: PMC8788218 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study investigated adults hospitalized with COVID-19 and hypothesized that risk factors for AKI would include comorbidities and non-White race. METHODS A prospective multicentre cohort study was performed using patients admitted to 254 UK hospitals with COVID-19 between 17 January 2020 and 5 December 2020. RESULTS Of 85 687 patients, 2198 (2.6%) received acute kidney replacement therapy (KRT). Of 41 294 patients with biochemistry data, 13 000 (31.5%) had biochemical AKI: 8562 stage 1 (65.9%), 2609 stage 2 (20.1%) and 1829 stage 3 (14.1%). The main risk factors for KRT were chronic kidney disease (CKD) [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 3.41: 95% confidence interval 3.06-3.81], male sex (aOR 2.43: 2.18-2.71) and Black race (aOR 2.17: 1.79-2.63). The main risk factors for biochemical AKI were admission respiratory rate >30 breaths per minute (aOR 1.68: 1.56-1.81), CKD (aOR 1.66: 1.57-1.76) and Black race (aOR 1.44: 1.28-1.61). There was a gradated rise in the risk of 28-day mortality by increasing severity of AKI: stage 1 aOR 1.58 (1.49-1.67), stage 2 aOR 2.41 (2.20-2.64), stage 3 aOR 3.50 (3.14-3.91) and KRT aOR 3.06 (2.75-3.39). AKI rates peaked in April 2020 and the subsequent fall in rates could not be explained by the use of dexamethasone or remdesivir. CONCLUSIONS AKI is common in adults hospitalized with COVID-19 and it is associated with a heightened risk of mortality. Although the rates of AKI have fallen from the early months of the pandemic, high-risk patients should have their kidney function and fluid status monitored closely.
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- Michael K Sullivan
- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Edinburgh Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- HPRU in Infection and Emerging Diseases, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- ISARIC Global Support Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- HPRU in Infection and Emerging Diseases, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK
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- Medical Research Council-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Cottam D, Nadim MK, Forni LG. Management of acute kidney injury associated with Covid-19: what have we learned? Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2021; 30:563-570. [PMID: 34535006 DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000000742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Although initially kidney involvement in COVID-19 infection was felt to occur relatively infrequently, this has proved not to be the case. In critically ill patients with COVID-19, multiorgan failure including acute kidney injury (AKI) is common and is associated with an increased risk of mortality and morbidity. This review focuses briefly on the epidemiology and pathophysiology of COVID-19 associated AKI as well as options for management. RECENT FINDINGS The risk factors for AKI are common to both noncovid-related AKI and COVID-19 associated AKI. Kidney injury in COVID-19 associated AKI may arise through several mechanisms, including not only direct effects on the kidney leading to tubular injury but also through the effects of treatment of multiorgan failure complicating infection. During surge conditions, the use of kidney replacement therapy has embraced all modalities including the use of peritoneal dialysis. The use of blood purification techniques has been proposed, but to date, the results are variable. SUMMARY COVID-19 associated AKI is common, affecting approximately a quarter of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Glomerular injury can occur, but in the main tubular injury seems most likely leading to AKI, which should be managed following clinical pathways informed by accepted guidelines.
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- Daniel Cottam
- Department of Critical Care, Royal Surrey Hospital, Surrey, UK
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Critical Care, Royal Surrey Hospital, Surrey, UK
- Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, Surrey, UK
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Covid-19 and organisational development: important signs of a new pillar for sustainability. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY JOURNAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1108/srj-10-2020-0415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
The global pandemic has had a considerable effect on organisations’ performance and development and on the daily lives of the general population. This study aims to analyse the recent literature on the topics of Covid-19 and sustainability and proposes to rethink and redefine sustainability with the intersection of human health as a fourth sustainable pillar.
Design/methodology/approach
Using the Scopus and ISI Web of Science databases, 119 articles were analysed in detail and classified according to concepts and principles for achieving sustainable development, based on the Brundtland Report, 1987.
Findings
The results indicate a high number of publications in the social dimension, with a relevant proportion of studies in the health sector. This study allows us to conclude that all sectors of society are being affected by the pandemic. However, the enormous tension and the immediate impact felt by the health sector during the pandemic reflect directly on the population, and there are clear signs that in the medium and long term, instability and uncertainty in the environmental, economic and social dimensions will remain. In national health systems, monitoring, innovating in human resource management and investing in information technology can ensure organizations’ reliability and sustainability. The conclusion involves the suggestion of introducing health as a new pillar for sustainability to consolidate the basis and structure of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Objectives. The use of fundamental concepts is necessary and must be aligned to reassess the results obtained in studies, in comparison with observational data.
Practical implications
The implications arising from the inclusion of health as a fourth pillar of sustainability are diverse. The need to build a new theoretical and conceptual framework for sustainability derives from the fact that health reflects the concern of many postulants in this field of practices. The determining or conditioning conditions of the observed effects of the pandemic by COVID-19, whether situated simply as factors and/or economic, environmental or social reflexes that precede them, requires a conceptual development that allows its approach, as a complex object, whose determinations are subject to variable degrees of uncertainty and diversity.
Originality/value
This study aims to redefine the concept of sustainability, considering that health has become a public health emergency of international interest. Health affects the supply chain, cash flow, interferes with the educational format and interrupts the workforce’s routine, among other aspects, showing the true nature of its importance and its impact in all spheres (economic, environmental and social).
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Hertzberg D, Renberg M, Nyman J, Bell M, Rimes Stigare C. Experiences of Renal Replacement Therapy Delivery in Swedish Intensive Care Units during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Blood Purif 2021; 51:584-589. [PMID: 34614497 PMCID: PMC8678249 DOI: 10.1159/000519261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic led to a rapidly increased demand for intensive care unit (ICU) and renal replacement therapy (RRT) worldwide. RRT delivery was threatened by a lack of specially trained staff and equipment. We investigated how the first wave of COVID-19 affected RRT delivery in Swedish ICUs. METHODS An Internet-based questionnaire was sent to ICU lead physicians which included quantitative and qualitative questions regarding RRT demand, equipment availability, and use of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), intermittent haemodialysis (IHD), and peritoneal dialysis (PD) during spring 2020. RESULTS Twenty-five ICUs responded and these treated 64% of COVID-19 ICU patients in Sweden. ICU capacity increased by 292% (IQR 171-347%). Median peak capacity was reached during the 18th week of the year. RRT use increased overall by 133% and in Stockholm by 188%. 36% of units sequestered CRRT machines. IHD was used in 68% and PD in 12% of ICUs. RRT fluid and filter shortages were experienced by 45% and 33% of wards, respectively; consequently, prescription alterations were made by 24% of ICUs. Calcium solution shortages were reported in 12% of units that led to citrate protocol changes. Staffing shortages resulted in RRT sometimes being delivered by non-RRT-trained staff, safety incidents relating to this occurred, although no patient harm was reported. CONCLUSION During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, RRT demand increased extensively causing staff and equipment shortages, altered CRRT protocols, and increased use of IHD and PD. The impact on patient outcomes should be assessed to effectively plan for further surge capacity RRT demand.
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- Daniel Hertzberg
- Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Zhou Z, Kuang H, Ma Y, Zhang L. Application of extracorporeal therapies in critically ill COVID-19 patients. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2021; 22:701-717. [PMID: 34514751 PMCID: PMC8435342 DOI: 10.1631/jzus.b2100344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a major public health event caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 has spread widely all over the world. A high proportion of patients become severely or critically ill, and suffer high mortality due to respiratory failure and multiple organ dysfunction. Therefore, providing timely and effective treatment for critically ill patients is essential to reduce overall mortality. Convalescent plasma therapy and pharmacological treatments, such as aerosol inhalation of interferon-α (IFN-α), corticosteroids, and tocilizumab, have all been applied in clinical practice; however, their effects remain controversial. Recent studies have shown that extracorporeal therapies might have a potential role in treating critically ill COVID-19 patients. In this review, we examine the application of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE), hemoadsorption (HA), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) in critically ill COVID-19 patients to provide support for the further diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19.
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- Zhifeng Zhou
- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University Institute of Nephrology, Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610072, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Anand SV, Shuy YK, Lee PSS, Lee ES. One Year on: An Overview of Singapore's Response to COVID-19-What We Did, How We Fared, How We Can Move Forward. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18179125. [PMID: 34501718 PMCID: PMC8431401 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18179125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Background—One year has passed since the first COVID-19 case in Singapore. This scoping review commemorates Singaporean researchers that have expanded the knowledge on this novel virus. We aim to provide an overview of healthcare-related articles published in peer-reviewed journals, authored by the Singapore research community about COVID-19 during the first year of the pandemic. Methods—This was reported using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) protocol. It included healthcare-related articles about COVID-19 published between 23 January 2020 and 22 January 2021 with a Singapore-affiliated author. MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Google Scholar, and local journals were searched. The articles were screened independently by two reviewers. Results—The review included 504 articles. Most of the articles narrated the changes to hospital practice (210), while articles on COVID-19 pathology (94) formed most of the non-narrative papers. Publications on public health (61) and the indirect impacts to clinical outcomes (45) were other major themes explored by the research community. The remaining articles detailed the psychological impact of the pandemic (35), adaptations of medical education (30), and narratives of events (14). Conclusion—Amidst a resurgence of community cases involving variant COVID-19 strains, the resources from the research community will provide valuable guidance to navigate these uncertain times.
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- S Vivek Anand
- Ministry of Health Holdings, Singapore 099253, Singapore;
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 308207, Singapore;
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- Clinical Research Unit, National Healthcare Group Polyclinics, Singapore 138543, Singapore;
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 308207, Singapore;
- Clinical Research Unit, National Healthcare Group Polyclinics, Singapore 138543, Singapore;
- Correspondence:
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Boyle SM, Washington R, McCann P, Koul S, McLarney B, Gadegbeku CA. The Nephrology Nursing Shortage: Insights From a Pandemic. Am J Kidney Dis 2021; 79:113-116. [PMID: 34411685 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Suzanne M Boyle
- Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Valle EDO, Cabrera CPS, Albuquerque CCCD, Silva GVD, Oliveira MFAD, Sales GTM, Smolentzov I, Reichert BV, Andrade L, Seabra VF, Lins PRG, Rodrigues CE. Continuous renal replacement therapy in COVID-19-associated AKI: adding heparin to citrate to extend filter life-a retrospective cohort study. Crit Care 2021; 25:299. [PMID: 34412667 PMCID: PMC8375288 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-021-03729-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may predispose patients to thrombotic events. The best anticoagulation strategy for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in such patients is still under debate. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact that different anticoagulation protocols have on filter clotting risk. METHODS This was a retrospective observational study comparing two different anticoagulation strategies (citrate only and citrate plus intravenous infusion of unfractionated heparin) in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), associated or not with COVID-19 (COV + AKI and COV - AKI, respectively), who were submitted to CRRT. Filter clotting risks were compared among groups. RESULTS Between January 2019 and July 2020, 238 patients were evaluated: 188 in the COV + AKI group and 50 in the COV - AKI group. Filter clotting during the first filter use occurred in 111 patients (46.6%). Heparin use conferred protection against filter clotting (HR = 0.37, 95% CI 0.25-0.55), resulting in longer filter survival. Bleeding events and the need for blood transfusion were similar between the citrate only and citrate plus unfractionated heparin strategies. In-hospital mortality was higher among the COV + AKI patients than among the COV - AKI patients, although it was similar between the COV + AKI patients who received heparin and those who did not. Filter clotting was more common in patients with D-dimer levels above the median (5990 ng/ml). In the multivariate analysis, heparin was associated with a lower risk of filter clotting (HR = 0.28, 95% CI 0.18-0.43), whereas an elevated D-dimer level and high hemoglobin were found to be risk factors for circuit clotting. A diagnosis of COVID-19 was marginally associated with an increased risk of circuit clotting (HR = 2.15, 95% CI 0.99-4.68). CONCLUSIONS In COV + AKI patients, adding systemic heparin to standard regional citrate anticoagulation may prolong CRRT filter patency by reducing clotting risk with a low risk of complications.
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- Eduardo de Oliveira Valle
- Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 3º andar, sala 3310, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01246-903, Brazil
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- Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 3º andar, sala 3310, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01246-903, Brazil
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- Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 3º andar, sala 3310, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01246-903, Brazil
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- Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 3º andar, sala 3310, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01246-903, Brazil
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- Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 3º andar, sala 3310, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01246-903, Brazil
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- Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 3º andar, sala 3310, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01246-903, Brazil
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- Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 3º andar, sala 3310, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01246-903, Brazil
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- Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 3º andar, sala 3310, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01246-903, Brazil
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- Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 3º andar, sala 3310, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01246-903, Brazil
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- Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 3º andar, sala 3310, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01246-903, Brazil
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- Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 3º andar, sala 3310, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01246-903, Brazil
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- Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, 3º andar, sala 3310, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01246-903, Brazil.
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Raina R, Mahajan ZA, Vasistha P, Chakraborty R, Mukunda K, Tibrewal A, Neyra JA. Incidence and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in COVID-19: A Systematic Review. Blood Purif 2021; 51:199-212. [PMID: 34130296 PMCID: PMC8339045 DOI: 10.1159/000514940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The recent worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 has been a serious, multidimensional problem that has left a detrimental worldwide impact on individuals of all ages and several organ systems. The typical manifestation of kidney involvement is acute kidney injury (AKI); however, there is a lack of consensus data regarding AKI epidemiology in COVID-19. This systematic literature review aims to bridge this knowledge gap. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, AND MEASUREMENTS MEDLINE and Cochrane library were systematically searched for the literature related to AKI in COVID-19 patients of all ages. MedRxIV was searched for relevant unpublished manuscripts. Two reviewers independently assessed the literature on the incidence of AKI and mortality, extracting the need for kidney replacement therapy (KRT). RESULTS Sixty studies (n = 43,871 patients) were included in this review. The pooled incidence of AKI among COVID-19 patients was 19.45% (95% confidence intervals [95% CI]: 14.63-24.77%), while the pooled incidence of AKI COVID-19 patients requiring KRT was 39.04% (16.38-64.57%). The pooled proportion of COVID+ patients was significantly lower at 8.83% (5.64% to 12/66%). The overall mortality of COVID-19 patients was calculated to be 17.71% (95% CI: 11.49-24.93%), while the mortality among patients with AKI was higher at 54.24% (95% CI: 44.70-63.63%). CONCLUSION This comprehensive systematic review summarizes the available literature pertaining to AKI epidemiology in COVID-19 patients and highlights the incidence, associated mortality, and the need for KRT in this susceptible population.
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- Rupesh Raina
- Department of Nephrology, Akron Nephrology Associates/Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, Ohio, USA
- Department of Nephrology, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Akron Nephrology Associates/Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Akron Nephrology Associates/Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Akron Nephrology Associates/Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, Ohio, USA
- Department of Nephrology, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA
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- Akron Nephrology Associates/Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, Ohio, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Akron Nephrology Associates/Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Bone and Mineral Metabolism, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Nadim MK, Forni LG, Mehta RL, Connor MJ, Liu KD, Ostermann M, Rimmelé T, Zarbock A, Bell S, Bihorac A, Cantaluppi V, Hoste E, Husain-Syed F, Germain MJ, Goldstein SL, Gupta S, Joannidis M, Kashani K, Koyner JL, Legrand M, Lumlertgul N, Mohan S, Pannu N, Peng Z, Perez-Fernandez XL, Pickkers P, Prowle J, Reis T, Srisawat N, Tolwani A, Vijayan A, Villa G, Yang L, Ronco C, Kellum JA. COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury: consensus report of the 25th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) Workgroup. NATURE REVIEWS. NEPHROLOGY 2020. [PMID: 33060844 DOI: 10.37473/fic/10.1038/s41581-020-00372-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Kidney involvement in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is common, and can range from the presence of proteinuria and haematuria to acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT; also known as kidney replacement therapy). COVID-19-associated AKI (COVID-19 AKI) is associated with high mortality and serves as an independent risk factor for all-cause in-hospital death in patients with COVID-19. The pathophysiology and mechanisms of AKI in patients with COVID-19 have not been fully elucidated and seem to be multifactorial, in keeping with the pathophysiology of AKI in other patients who are critically ill. Little is known about the prevention and management of COVID-19 AKI. The emergence of regional 'surges' in COVID-19 cases can limit hospital resources, including dialysis availability and supplies; thus, careful daily assessment of available resources is needed. In this Consensus Statement, the Acute Disease Quality Initiative provides recommendations for the diagnosis, prevention and management of COVID-19 AKI based on current literature. We also make recommendations for areas of future research, which are aimed at improving understanding of the underlying processes and improving outcomes for patients with COVID-19 AKI.
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- Mitra K Nadim
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.,Intensive Care Unit, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, UK
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Divisions of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine, Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Divisions of Nephrology and Critical Care Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Intensive Care, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Division of Population Health and Genomics, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology, Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Giessen, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, Renal Transplant Associates of New England, Baystate Medical Center U Mass Medical School, Springfield, MA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Intensive Care, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Hospital, London, UK.,Division of Nephrology, Excellence Center for Critical Care Nephrology, Critical Care Nephrology Research Unit, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Servei de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Critical Care and Peri-operative Medicine Research Group, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, San Bortolo Hospital, International Renal Research Institute of Vicenza, Vicenza, Italy.,Department of Nephrology, Clínica de Doenças Renais de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Division of Nephrology, Excellence Center for Critical Care Nephrology, Critical Care Nephrology Research Unit, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Academy of Science, Royal Society of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Section of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Health Science, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, San Bortolo Hospital, International Renal Research Institute of Vicenza, Vicenza, Italy.,Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Center for Critical Care Nephrology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Martin DE, Parsons JA, Caskey FJ, Harris DCH, Jha V. Ethics of kidney care in the era of COVID-19. Kidney Int 2020; 98:1424-1433. [PMID: 33038425 PMCID: PMC7539938 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic presents significant challenges for health systems globally, including substantive ethical dilemmas that may pose specific concerns in the context of care for people with kidney disease. Ethical concerns may arise as changes in policy and practice affect the ability of all health professionals to fulfill their ethical duties toward their patients in providing best practice care. In this article, we briefly describe such concerns and elaborate on issues of particular ethical complexity in kidney care: equitable access to dialysis during pandemic surges; balancing the risks and benefits of different kidney failure treatments, specifically with regard to suspending kidney transplantation programs and prioritizing home dialysis, and barriers to shared decision-making; and ensuring ethical practice when using unproven interventions. We present preliminary advice on how to approach these issues and recommend urgent efforts to develop resources that will support health professionals and patients in managing them.
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- Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; Instituts für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; The Richard Bright Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol National Health Service Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Centre for Transplantation and Renal Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- George Institute for Global Health India, University of New South Wales (UNSW), New Delhi, India; School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, UK; Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, India
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Nadim MK, Forni LG, Mehta RL, Connor MJ, Liu KD, Ostermann M, Rimmelé T, Zarbock A, Bell S, Bihorac A, Cantaluppi V, Hoste E, Husain-Syed F, Germain MJ, Goldstein SL, Gupta S, Joannidis M, Kashani K, Koyner JL, Legrand M, Lumlertgul N, Mohan S, Pannu N, Peng Z, Perez-Fernandez XL, Pickkers P, Prowle J, Reis T, Srisawat N, Tolwani A, Vijayan A, Villa G, Yang L, Ronco C, Kellum JA. COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury: consensus report of the 25th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) Workgroup. Nat Rev Nephrol 2020; 16:747-764. [PMID: 33060844 PMCID: PMC7561246 DOI: 10.1038/s41581-020-00356-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 387] [Impact Index Per Article: 96.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Kidney involvement in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is common, and can range from the presence of proteinuria and haematuria to acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT; also known as kidney replacement therapy). COVID-19-associated AKI (COVID-19 AKI) is associated with high mortality and serves as an independent risk factor for all-cause in-hospital death in patients with COVID-19. The pathophysiology and mechanisms of AKI in patients with COVID-19 have not been fully elucidated and seem to be multifactorial, in keeping with the pathophysiology of AKI in other patients who are critically ill. Little is known about the prevention and management of COVID-19 AKI. The emergence of regional 'surges' in COVID-19 cases can limit hospital resources, including dialysis availability and supplies; thus, careful daily assessment of available resources is needed. In this Consensus Statement, the Acute Disease Quality Initiative provides recommendations for the diagnosis, prevention and management of COVID-19 AKI based on current literature. We also make recommendations for areas of future research, which are aimed at improving understanding of the underlying processes and improving outcomes for patients with COVID-19 AKI.
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- Mitra K Nadim
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, UK
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Divisions of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine, Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Divisions of Nephrology and Critical Care Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Intensive Care, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Division of Population Health and Genomics, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology, Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Giessen, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, Renal Transplant Associates of New England, Baystate Medical Center U Mass Medical School, Springfield, MA, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Intensive Care, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Hospital, London, UK
- Division of Nephrology, Excellence Center for Critical Care Nephrology, Critical Care Nephrology Research Unit, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Servei de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Critical Care and Peri-operative Medicine Research Group, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, San Bortolo Hospital, International Renal Research Institute of Vicenza, Vicenza, Italy
- Department of Nephrology, Clínica de Doenças Renais de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Division of Nephrology, Excellence Center for Critical Care Nephrology, Critical Care Nephrology Research Unit, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Academy of Science, Royal Society of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Section of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Health Science, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, San Bortolo Hospital, International Renal Research Institute of Vicenza, Vicenza, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Center for Critical Care Nephrology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Chionh CY, Finkelstein FO, Ronco C. Peritoneal dialysis for acute kidney injury: Equations for dosing in pandemics, disasters, and beyond. Perit Dial Int 2020; 41:307-312. [PMID: 33174468 DOI: 10.1177/0896860820970066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a viable option for renal replacement therapy in acute kidney injury (AKI), especially in challenging times during disasters and pandemics when resources are limited. While PD techniques are well described, there is uncertainty about how to determine the amount of PD to be prescribed toward a target dose. The aim of this study is to derive practical equations to assist with the prescription of PD for AKI. METHODS Using established physiological principles behind PD clearance and membrane transport, a primary determinant of dose delivery, equations were mathematically derived to estimate dialysate volume required to achieve a target dose of PD. RESULTS The main derivative equation is VD = (1.2 × std-Kt/V × TBW)/(tdwell + 4), where VD is the total dialysate volume per day, std-Kt/V is the desired weekly dose, TBW is the total body water, and tdwell is the dwell time. VD can be expressed in terms of dwell volume, vdwell, by VD = (0.3 × std-Kt/V × TBW) - (6 × vdwell). Two further equations were derived which directly describe the mathematical relationship between tdwell and vdwell. A calculator is included as an Online Supplementary Material. CONCLUSIONS The equations are intended as a practical tool to estimate solute clearances and guide prescription of continuous PD. The estimated dialysate volume required for any dose target can be calculated from cycle duration or dwell volume. However, the exact target dose of PD is uncertain and should be adjusted according to the clinical circumstances and response to treatment. The equations presented in this article facilitate the adjustment of PD prescription toward the targeted solute clearance.
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- Chang Yin Chionh
- Department of Renal Medicine, 26674Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, 9308Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy.,Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy.,International Renal Research Institute of Vicenza, Vicenza, Italy
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Zhou S, Xu J, Xue C, Yang B, Mao Z, Ong ACM. Coronavirus-associated kidney outcomes in COVID-19, SARS, and MERS: a meta-analysis and systematic review. Ren Fail 2020; 43:1-15. [PMID: 33256491 PMCID: PMC7717867 DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2020.1847724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES A meta-analysis and systematic review was conducted on kidney-related outcomes of three recent pandemics: SARS, MERS, and COVID-19, which were associated with potentially fatal acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). METHODS A search of all published studies until 16 June 2020 was performed. The incidence/prevalence and mortality risk of acute and chronic renal events were evaluated, virus prevalence, and mortality in preexisting hemodialysis patients was investigated. RESULTS A total of 58 eligible studies involving 13452 hospitalized patients with three types of coronavirus infection were included. The reported incidence of new-onset acute kidney injury (AKI) was 12.5% (95% CI: 7.6%-18.3%). AKI significantly increased the mortality risk (OR = 5.75, 95% CI 3.75-8.77, p < 0.00001) in patients with coronavirus infection. The overall rate of urgent-start kidney replacement therapy (urgent-start KRT) use was 8.9% (95% CI: 5.0%-13.8%) and those who received urgent-start KRT had a higher risk of mortality (OR = 3.43, 95% CI 2.02-5.85, p < 0.00001). Patients with known chronic kidney disease (CKD) had a higher mortality than those without CKD (OR = 1.97, 95% CI 1.56-2.49, p < 0.00001). The incidence of coronavirus infection was 7.7% (95% CI: 4.9%-11.1%) in prevalent hemodialysis patients with an overall mortality rate of 26.2% (95% CI: 20.6%-32.6%). CONCLUSIONS Primary kidney involvement is common with coronavirus infection and is associated with significantly increased mortality. The recognition of AKI, CKD, and urgent-start KRT as major risk factors for mortality in coronavirus-infected patients are important steps in reducing future mortality and long-term morbidity in hospitalized patients with coronavirus infection.
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- Shoulian Zhou
- Division of Nephrology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Division of Nephrology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Division of Nephrology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Internal Medicine III (Nephrology & Endocrinology), Naval Medical Center of PLA, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Division of Nephrology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Academic Nephrology Unit, Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield, UK
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Azam TU, Shadid HR, Blakely P, O'Hayer P, Berlin H, Pan M, Zhao P, Zhao L, Pennathur S, Pop-Busui R, Altintas I, Tingleff J, Stauning MA, Andersen O, Adami ME, Solomonidi N, Tsilika M, Tober-Lau P, Arnaoutoglou E, Keitel V, Tacke F, Chalkias A, Loosen SH, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Eugen-Olsen J, Reiser J, Hayek SS. Soluble Urokinase Receptor (SuPAR) in COVID-19-Related AKI. J Am Soc Nephrol 2020; 31:2725-2735. [PMID: 32963090 PMCID: PMC7608953 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2020060829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AKI commonly occurs in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Its pathogenesis is poorly understood. The urokinase receptor system is a key regulator of the intersection between inflammation, immunity, and coagulation, and soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) has been identified as an immunologic risk factor for AKI. Whether suPAR is associated with COVID-19-related AKI is unknown. METHODS In a multinational observational study of adult patients hospitalized for COVID-19, we measured suPAR levels in plasma samples from 352 adult patients that had been collected within 48 hours of admission. We examined the association between suPAR levels and incident in-hospital AKI. RESULTS Of the 352 patients (57.4% were male, 13.9% were black, and mean age was 61 years), 91 (25.9%) developed AKI during their hospitalization, of whom 25 (27.4%) required dialysis. The median suPAR level was 5.61 ng/ml. AKI incidence rose with increasing suPAR tertiles, from a 6.0% incidence in patients with suPAR <4.60 ng/ml (first tertile) to a 45.8% incidence of AKI in patients with suPAR levels >6.86 ng/ml (third tertile). None of the patients with suPAR <4.60 ng/ml required dialysis during their hospitalization. In multivariable analysis, the highest suPAR tertile was associated with a 9.15-fold increase in the odds of AKI (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 3.64 to 22.93) and a 22.86-fold increase in the odds of requiring dialysis (95% CI, 2.77 to 188.75). The association was independent of inflammatory markers and persisted across subgroups. CONCLUSIONS Admission suPAR levels in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 are predictive of in-hospital AKI and the need for dialysis. SuPAR may be a key component of the pathophysiology of AKI in COVID-19.
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- Tariq U Azam
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Emergency Department, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Emergency Department, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Thessaly, Greece
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- Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Thessaly, Greece
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- Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Kee T, Gan VHL, Chung JS, Tee PS, Lu YM, Chan LP, Cheong EHT, Lee PH, Yong JH, Ho QY, Thangaraju S, Foo F, Kwan N, Ng E, Xia H, Lee C, Boey S, Foo M, Tan CS. Managing a Renal Transplant Programme During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Practical Experience from a Singapore Transplant Centre. ANNALS OF THE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, SINGAPORE 2020. [DOI: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Introduction: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has significantly affected the way healthcare is delivered in Singapore. Healthcare services such as renal transplantation had to rapidly adjust and meet the needs to (1) protect patients and staff, (2) ramp up, conserve or redeploy resources while (3) ensuring that critical services remained operational. This paper aims to describe the experience of the renal transplant programme at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) in responding to the risks and constraints posed by the pandemic. Methods and Materials: This is a review and summary of the SGH renal transplant programme’s policy and protocols that were either modified or developed in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Results: A multi-pronged approach was adopted to respond to the challenges of COVID-19. These included ensuring business continuity by splitting the transplant team into different locations, adopting video and tele-consults to minimise potential patient exposure to COVID-19, streamlining work processes using electronic forms, ensuring safe paths for patients who needed to come to hospital, ring-fencing and testing new inpatients at risk for COVID-19, enhancing precautionary measures for transplant surgery, ensuring a stable supply chain of immunosuppression, and sustaining patient and staff education programmes via video conferencing. Conclusions: Though the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced access to kidney transplantation, opportunities arose to adopt telemedicine into mainstream transplant practice as well as use electronic platforms to streamline work processes. Screening protocols were established to ensure that transplantation could be performed safely, while webinars reached out to empower patients to take precautions against COVID-19. Keywords: COVID-19, Nephrology, Public Health, Renal Transplant, Transplantation, Urology
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- Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- SingHealth Duke-NUS Transplant Centre, Singapore
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Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has caused a pandemic that has affected millions of people worldwide. COVID-19 is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and is spread by close contact and by respiratory droplets. It has also impacted different aspects of caring for people with kidney disease, including those with acute kidney injury (AKI), chronic kidney disease (CKD), those requiring kidney replacement therapy (KRT), and those with a kidney transplant. All of these patients are considered high risk. The lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic will hopefully serve to protect patients with kidney disease in a similar situation in the future.
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Shaikh S, Matzumura Umemoto G, Vijayan A. Management of Acute Kidney Injury in Coronavirus Disease 2019. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2020; 27:377-382. [PMID: 33308502 PMCID: PMC7409928 DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2020.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Revised: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Acute kidney injury is a common complication in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019. Similar to acute kidney injury associated with other conditions such as sepsis and cardiac surgery, morbidity and mortality are much higher in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 who develop acute kidney injury, especially in the intensive care unit. Management of coronavirus disease 2019-associated acute kidney injury with kidney replacement therapy should follow existing recommendations regarding modality, dose, and timing of initiation. However, patients with coronavirus disease 2019 are very hypercoagulable, and close vigilance to anticoagulation strategies is necessary to prevent circuit clotting. During situations of acute surge, where demand for kidney replacement therapy outweighs supplies, conservative measures have to be implemented to safely delay kidney replacement therapy. A collaborative effort and careful planning is needed to conserve dialysis supplies, to ensure that treatment can be safely delivered to every patient who will benefit for kidney replacement therapy.
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- Sana Shaikh
- Division of Nephrology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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- Division of Nephrology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
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