Abstract:Background and aim: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in hospitalized patients. The incidence of AKI in COVID-19 ranges from 0.5% to 56.9% in various case series. AKI in COVID-19 is also associated with a higher risk of death. Some risk factors reported to confer a poor prognosis in COVID-19 such as increased age, male gender, patients with comorbidities such as hypertension or diabetes and higher BMI. The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence and risk factor of AKI among COVID-19 p… Show more
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