PubReading [11] - Outcomes of critically ill patients with acute kidney injury in COVID-19 infection: an observational study - Rodrigo Bezerra et al.

<p><em>Background</em>: Early reports indicate that AKI is common during <strong>COVID-19 infection</strong>. Different mortality rates of AKI due to <strong>SARS-CoV-2</strong> have been reported, based on the degree of organic dysfunction and varying from public to private hospitals. However, there is a lack of data about AKI among critically ill patients with COVID-19.</p><p><em>Methods</em>: We conducted a multicenter cohort study of 424 critically ill adults with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and AKI, both associated with SARS-CoV-2, admitted to six public <strong>ICU</strong>s in Brazil. We used multivariable logistic regression to identify risk factors for AKI severity and in-hospital mortality.</p><p><em>Results</em>: The average age was 66.42±13.79years, 90.3% were on mechanical ventilation (MV), 76.6% were at <strong>KDIGO</strong> stage 3, and 79% underwent hemodialysis. The overall mortality was 90.1%. We found a higher frequency of dialysis (82.7% versus 45.2%), MV (95% versus 47.6%), vasopressors (81.2% versus 35.7%) (p</p>