Catheter placement for hemodialysis in a covid-19 patient in the prone by anatomy, a case report

Abstract

Patients with moderate to severe conditions often require ventilator mechanical support and vasopressors in an intensive care unit setting, and eventually may develop acute kidney injury with necessity of dialysis.1 Renal replacement therapy is one of the tools most used in patients with COVID-19, since 20-40% of patients admitted to an intensive care unit develop Acute kidney injury, and of these, up to 20% will require some method of renal replacement therapy, from conventional hemodialysis, to continuous slow therapies, mainly in those with hemodynamic compromiso.2–4