Open AccessAcute Kidney Injury among Hospital-Admitted COVID-19 Patients: A Study from Jordan
Author(s) -
Ashraf O Oweis,
Sameeha A Alshelleh,
Lubna Hawasly,
Ghalia Alsabbagh,
Karem H. Alzoubi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s360834
Subject(s) - medicine , acute kidney injury , incidence (geometry) , renal replacement therapy , hemodialysis , retrospective cohort study , diabetes mellitus , mortality rate , cohort , demographics , physics , demography , sociology , optics , endocrinology
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients have been admitted to hospitals with severe respiratory disease and suffered complications. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is among the more dangerous complications contributing to morbidity and mortality among patients.