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Front Med (Lausanne) . Chronic Kidney Diseases and Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With COVID-19: Evidence From a Meta-Analysis

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Front Med (Lausanne)


. 2020 Nov 3;7:588301.
doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.588301. eCollection 2020.
Chronic Kidney Diseases and Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With COVID-19: Evidence From a Meta-Analysis


Yangzhong Zhou[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Qidong Ren[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Gang Chen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Qiao Jin[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Quexuan Cui[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Huiting Luo[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ke Zheng[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yan Qin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xuemei Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP]



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Abstract

Renal involvement has been implicated in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but the related prevalence and prognosis were largely unknown. In this meta-analysis, we searched the literature from PubMed, Embase, through bioRxiv, and medRxiv until April 26, 2020. Studies reporting chronic kidney diseases (CKDs) and/or acute kidney injury (AKI) were included. Demographics, relevant data of disease severity, and patient's prognosis were extracted and aggregated. Twenty-one thousand one hundred sixty-four patients from 52 peer-reviewed studies were included. Thirty-seven studies (n = 16,922) reported CKD in COVID-19 patients at diagnosis, and the pooled prevalence was 3.52% (95% CI, 1.98-5.48%; I [SUP]2[/SUP] = 93%). Subgroup analysis showed that CKD prevalence was higher in severe cases [odds ratio (OR), 3.42; 95% CI 2.05-5.61; I [SUP]2[/SUP] = 0%] compared to those with non-severe disease and deceased cases (6.46, 3.40-12.29; I [SUP]2[/SUP] = 1%) compared with survivors. Pooled prevalence of CKD was lower in Chinese patients (2.56%; 95% CI, 1.79-3.47%; I [SUP]2[/SUP] = 80%) compared to those outside of China (6.32%; 95% CI, 0.9-16.12%; I [SUP]2[/SUP] = 93%) (p = 0.08). The summary estimates for AKI prevalence was 11.46% (95% CI, 6.93-16.94%). Patients with AKI had a higher prevalence of developing into severe cases (OR, 6.97; 95% CI, 3.53-13.75; I [SUP]2[/SUP] = 0%) and mortality risk (45.79, 36.88-56.85; I [SUP]2[/SUP] = 17%). The prevalence estimates of CKD or AKI were not significantly different from preprint publications (p > 0.05). Our study indicates that renal condition, either in CKD or AKI, is associated with COVID-19 prognosis, and taking care of such patients needs further awareness and investigations.

Keywords: COVID-19; acute kidney injury; chronic kidney disease; prognosis; severity.
 
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