This article is published on McKnight’s Long-Term Care News. Read the article in full by following this link: https://www.mcknights.com/news/clinical-news/covid-19-caused-kidney-injuries-heighten-demand-for-dialysis/

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A large number of coronavirus patients are suffering kidney damage, contributing to a growing need for onsite dialysis in eldercare facilities, according to experts.

An estimated 15% of patients hospitalized for coronavirus develop acute kidney injury, according to the National Kidney Foundation. And the odds increase if a patient ends up in intensive care, with numbers rising to 20% or more. Potentially half of these patients may require dialysis, said Joseph Vassalotti, M.D., the foundation’s chief medical officer.

Data collection is ongoing, as most coronavirus patients with kidney problems are still hospitalized. As a result, the number of recovered patients who experience complete kidney failure, partial recovery or complete recovery remain unknown, Vassalotti said. But in one preprinted study by Columbia University researchers, 75% of ICU patients at a New York hospital developed acute kidney injury and 31% required dialysis.

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