1. Clinical triage of patients on kidney replacement therapy presenting with COVID-19: An ERACODA registry analysis
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Mitra, S., Jayanti, A., Vart, P., Coca, A., Gallieni, M., Ovrehus, M. A., Midtvedt, K., Abd Elhafeez, S., Gandolfini, I., Buttner, S., Franssen, C. F. M., Hemmelder, M. H., Van Der Net, J. B., Essig, M., Du Buf-Vereijken, P. W. G., Van Ginneken, B., Maas, N., Vogt, L., Van Jaarsveld, B. C., Jager, K. J., Bemelman, F. J., Klingenberg-Salahova, F., Heenan-Vos, F., Vervloet, M. G., Nurmohamed, A., Abramowicz, D., Verhofstede, S., Maoujoud, O., Malfait, T., Fialova, J., Melilli, E., Fava, A., Cruzado, J. M., Perez, N. M., Lips, J., Krepel, H., Adilovic, H., Hengst, M., Rydzewski, A., Gellert, R., Oliveira, J., Alferes, D. G., Zakharova, E. V., Ambuehl, P. M., Walker, A., Winzeler, R., Lepeytre, F., Rabate, C., Rostoker, G., Marques, S., Azasevac, T., Katicic, D., Dam, M. T., Kruger, T., Brzosko, S., Zanen, A. L., Logtenberg, S. J. J., Fricke, L., Slebe, J. J. P., Kemlin, D., Van De Wetering, J., Reinders, M. E. J., Eiselt, J., Kielberger, L., El-Wakil, H. S., Verhoeven, M. A. M., Canal, C., Facundo, C., Ramos, A. M., Debska-Slizien, A., Veldhuizen, N. M. H., Tigka, E., Konsta, M. A. P., Panagoutsos, S., Mallamaci, F., Postorino, A., Cambareri, F., Covic, A., Matceac, I., Nistor, I., Cordos, M., Groeneveld, J. H. M., Jousma, J., Marjolijn Van Buren, Diekmann, F., Tiago Assis Pereira, Santos, A. C. S., Arias-Cabrales, C., Crespo, M., Llinas-Mallol, L., Buxeda, A., Tarrega, C. B., Redondo-Pachon, D., Jimenez, M. D. A., Hofstra, J. M., Franco, A., Arroyo, D., Rodriguez-Ferrero, M. L., Manzanos, S. B., Barrios, R. H. S., Avila, G., Laranjinha, I., Mateus, C., Lemahieu, W., Bartelet, K., Dirim, A. B., Sever, M. S., Demir, E., Safak, S., Turkmen, A., Hollander, D. A. M. J., De Vries, A. P. J., Meziyerh, S., Van Der Helm, D., Mallat, M., Bouwsma, H., Sridharan, S., Petruliene, K., Maloney, S. -R., Verberk, I., Van Der Sande, F. M., Christiaans, M. H. L., Mohankumar, N., Di Luca, M., Tuglular, S. Z., Kramer, A., Beerenhout, C., Luik, P. T., Kerschbaum, J., Tiefenthaler, M., Watschinger, B., Adema, A. Y., Stepanov, V. A., Zulkarnaev, A. B., Turkmen, K., Fliedner, A., Asberg, A., Mjoen, G., Miyasato, H., De Fijter, C. W. H., Mongera, N., Pini, S., De Biase, C., Duivenvoorden, R., Hilbrands, L., Kerckhoffs, A., Van De Logt, A. -E., Maas, R., Lebedeva, O., Lopez, V., Verhave, J., Reichert, L. J. M., Titov, D., Parshina, E. V., Zanoli, L., Marcantoni, C., Van Gils-Verrij, L. E. A., Harty, J. C., Meurs, M., Myslak, M., Battaglia, Y., Lentini, P., Den Deurwaarder, E., Stendahl, M., Rahimzadeh, H., Schouten, M., Rychlik, I., Cabezas-Reina, C. J., Roca, A. M., Nauta, F., Goffin, E., Kanaan, N., Labriola, L., Devresse, A., Diaz-Mareque, A., Meijers, B. K. I., Naesens, M., Kuypers, D., Desschans, B., Tonnelier, A., Wissing, K. M., De Arriba, G., Dedinska, I., Pessolano, G., Maggiore, U., Malik, S., Papachristou, E., Gansevoort, R. T., Noordzij, M., Berger, S. P., Meijer, E., Ozyilmaz, A., Sanders, J. S. F., Ponikvar, J. B., Arnol, M., Pernat, A. M., Kovac, D., Ekart, R., Abrahams, A. C., Molenaar, F. M., Van Zuilen, A. D., Meijvis, S. C. A., Dolmans, H., Tantisattamo, E., Esposito, P., Krzesinski, J. -M., Barahira, J. D., Sabiu, G., Martin-Moreno, P. L., Guglielmetti, G., Guzzo, G., Toapanta, N., Soler, M. J., Luik, A. J., Van Kuijk, W. H. M., Stikkelbroeck, L. W. H., Hermans, M. M. H., Rimsevicius, L., Righetti, M., Islam, M., Braak, N. H. -T., Nephrology, UCL - SSS/IREC/NEFR - Pôle de Néphrologie, UCL - (SLuc) Service de néphrologie, Interne Geneeskunde, RS: Carim - V02 Hypertension and target organ damage, Groningen Kidney Center (GKC), ACS - Diabetes & metabolism, AII - Inflammatory diseases, AII - Infectious diseases, Internal Medicine, and Clinical sciences
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kidney ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Pulmonary insufficiency ,infectious diseases ,Kidney ,Second presentation ,Interquartile range ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Registries ,Mortality ,AcademicSubjects/MED00340 ,Dialysis ,Aged ,Transplantation ,second presentation ,business.industry ,SARS-CoV-2 ,COVID-19 ,medicine.disease ,mortality ,Triage ,Hospitalization ,Renal Replacement Therapy ,Renal disorders Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 11] ,Nephrology ,Oxygen Saturation ,dialysis ,Original Article ,Hemodialysis ,Renal disorders Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 11] ,Presentation (obstetrics) ,business ,transplantation - Abstract
Background Patients on kidney replacement therapy (KRT) are at very high risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The triage pathway for KRT patients presenting to hospitals with varying severity of COVID-19 illness remains ill-defined. We studied the clinical characteristics of patients at initial and subsequent hospital presentations and the impact on patient outcomes. Methods The European Renal Association COVID-19 Database (ERACODA) was analysed for clinical and laboratory features of 1423 KRT patients with COVID-19 either hospitalized or non-hospitalized at initial triage and those re-presenting a second time. Predictors of outcomes (hospitalization, 28-day mortality) were then determined for all those not hospitalized at initial triage. Results Among 1423 KRT patients with COVID-19 [haemodialysis (HD), n = 1017; transplant, n = 406), 25% (n = 355) were not hospitalized at first presentation due to mild illness (30% HD, 13% transplant). Of the non-hospitalized patients, only 10% (n = 36) re-presented a second time, with a 5-day median interval between the two presentations (interquartile range 2–7 days). Patients who re-presented had worsening respiratory symptoms, a decrease in oxygen saturation (97% versus 90%) and an increase in C-reactive protein (26 versus 73 mg/L) and were older (72 vs 63 years) compared with those who did not return a second time. The 28-day mortality between early admission (at first presentation) and deferred admission (at second presentation) was not significantly different (29% versus 25%; P = 0.6). Older age, prior smoking history, higher clinical frailty score and self-reported shortness of breath at first presentation were identified as risk predictors of mortality when re-presenting after discharge at initial triage. Conclusions This study provides evidence that KRT patients with COVID-19 and mild illness can be managed effectively with supported outpatient care and with vigilance of respiratory symptoms, especially in those with risk factors for poor outcomes. Our findings support a risk-stratified clinical approach to admissions and discharges of KRT patients presenting with COVID-19 to aid clinical triage and optimize resource utilization during the ongoing pandemic.
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- 2021