The study of clinical profile of acute kidney injury in COVID-19 patients
Authors:   Nephrology Department, SAIMS Indore, Indore, MP, India, Goswami Shraddha , Mahajan Mohit ,   Nephrology Department, SAIMS Indore, Indore, MP, India, Pahwa Naresh ,   Nephrology Department, SAIMS Indore, Indore, MP, India, Malviya Vijay ,   Department General Medicine, Consultant ESI Hospital Indore, Indore, India, Shukla Vishnu ,   SAIMS Medical College, Indore, Chhabra Trishala ,   SAIMS Medical College, Indore
Published: July 2023

Aim:All prior studies have demonstrated that acute renal damage in People who have the coronavirus disease of2019 (COVID-19) are often diagnosed and have a dismal prognosis. Acute renal injury in COVID-19 patients hasnot been well reported in developing countries like India. Examining the clinical traits, biochemistry, and prognosisof acute kidney injury (AKI) in COVID-19 patients is the aim of this article. Methods:The Department of Nephrology at the Sri Aurobindo Medical College and Graduate Institute (M.P.) inIndore, India, conducted this study from April 1, 2020, to January 31, 2021. We examined 130 COVID-19 casesof AKI recorded by SAMC and PGI in Indore. Included 18 year-old and older COVID-19 patients verified by real-time reverse polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The term “sepsis” was employed in its conventional sense. TheKidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines of AKI were adhered to. Patients under the age of18 undergoing renal replacement therapy for CKD in stages I to IV and ESRD were not eligible. Results:A total of 12,438 COVID patients were admitted to our hospital during this period. The incidence ofAKI was 1.04% (130). The mean age was 51.2 years. The male-to-female ratio was 1.4:1 (76:54). Commonestsymptoms were fever in 71.5% (93) of patients, headache in 62% (81) of patients, and cough in 51.5% (67) ofpatients, followed by breathlessness in 37.5% (49) patients. The typical creatinine values at the time of admissionwere 3.57 mg/dl. AKI stage 1 was seen in 30% (39) cases, stage 2 in 45.5% (59) cases, and stage 3 in 24.5%(32) cases. The most common etiology was sepsis in 65% (84) and drugs in 14% (18). T2DM was the mostcommon comorbidity in 42% (55) of patients, HTN in 41.5% (54) of patients, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) in9.2% (12) of patients, and malignancy in 5% (7) of patients. Oxygen by nasal mask/nasal prongs was requiredin 59% (77) of patients, BIPAP in 16% (21) of patients, and ventilatory support in 12.5% (16) of patients. Theaverage hospitalization was 12.3 days. Dialysis was required in 16% (21) of patients. Notably, 87% (113) of patientsrecovered completely, and 13% (17) of patients expired. The majority of patients had elevated inflammatorymarkers. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were elevated in 81% (105) of patients,and ferritin was raised in 71% (92) of patients. Conclusion:Hospitalized COVID-19 patients commonly get AKI, which is associated with a poor prognosis andhigh mortality. In COVID-19 patients, increased inflammatory markers, type 2 diabetes, sepsis, older age, and malesex were the main risk factors for developing acute renal injury.