Journal article
The chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury involvement in COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Currently, the SARS-CoV-2 promptly spread across China and around the world. However, there are controversies about whether preexisting chronic kidney disease (CKD) and acute kidney injury complication (AKI) are involved in the COVID-19 pandemic.
MEASUREMENTS: Studies reported the kidney outcomes in different severity of COVID-19 were included in this study. Standardized mean differences or odds ratios were calculated by employing …
Authors
Liu Y-F; Zhang Z; Pan X-L; Xing G-L; Zhang Y; Liu Z-S; Tu S-H
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 16, No. 1,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0244779
ISSN
1932-6203