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http://dx.doi.org/10.15324/kjcls.2021.53.3.208

Status of Kidney Function in Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients in the Southern Gyeonggi Province, South Korea  

Kim, Sun-Gyu (Department of Medical Laser, Dankook University Graduate School of Medicine)
Sung, Hyun Ho (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Dongnam Health University)
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Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science / v.53, no.3, 2021 , pp. 208-216 More about this Journal
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This study aimed to investigate the status of renal function in patients with COVID-19. The study surveyed a total of 649 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at a hospital located in southern Gyeonggi Province, South Korea over a one month period in January 2021. The parameters analyzed were blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, sodium, potassium, chloride, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). The BUN and creatinine of the COVID-19 patients were found to be higher than the normal reference range, specially in males, and in the elderly (60s and 80s or older). The serum electrolyte levels of the patients were observed to be within the reference intervals. Of the subjects, males over 80 years of age had a Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) of 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 or less. Recent research suggests that some severe cases of COVID-19 are showing signs of kidney damage, even in those with no prior underlying kidney disease. Thus, assessment of kidney function using multiple indicators could help diagnose abnormal renal function in patients with COVID-19.
Keywords
COVID-19; eGFR; Electrolytes; Kidney function;
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