Open AccessCharacteristics and mortality determinants of COVID-19 patients undergoing hemodialysis
Author(s) -
Savaş Sipahi,
Hamad Dheir,
Aysel Toçoğlu,
Melike Bektaş,
Seyyid Bilal Açıkgöz,
Ahmed Bilal Genç,
Fuldem Mutlu,
Mehmet Köroğlu,
Alı Fuat Erdem,
Oğuz Karabay
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-2006-54
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , procalcitonin , mortality rate , ferritin , pediatrics , sepsis
The COVID-19 infection, which started in Wuhan City, China, in December 2019, turned into a pandemic in a very short time, affecting mainly the elderly and those with serious chronic illnesses. COVID-19 infections have been observed to have a high mortality rate, especially in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis.