COVID-19 and the Kidney: Recent Advances and Controversies

Kidney involvement is common in COVID-19, and our understanding of the effects of COVID-19 on short- and long-term kidney outcomes has evolved over the course of the pandemic. Initial key questions centered on the spectrum and degree of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19. Investigators worldwide explored the association between COVID-19 –associated AKI and short-term outcomes, including inpatient mortality and disease severity. Even as treatments evolved, vaccinations were developed, and newer viral variants arose, subsets of patients were identified as at continued high risk for major adverse kidney outcomes.
Source: Seminars in Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research