Outcomes of COVID-19 in CKD Patients

CKD and kidney failure are important comorbidities that are associated with unfavorable outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (1,2). Patients with CKD/kidney failure also have a disproportionate burden of other comorbidities (e.g., coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus), which are associated with more severe presentations of COVID-19 (2). We investigated the effect of CKD/kidney failure on COVID-19...