Acute kidney injury of mild to moderate severity in patients with COVID-19

THE AIM: to study the incidence of mild to moderate acute kidney injury in patients with COVID-19.PATIENTS AND METHODS. The data of the case histories of 200 patients hospitalized in the infectious diseases department of the Naro-Fominsk Regional Hospital of the Moscow region for COVID-19 were analyzed, mainly with mild to moderate severity of lung damage according to computed tomography, which do not require respiratory support and renal replacement therapy.RESULTS. Despite the fact that the analyzed group of patients did not have the most severe course of COVID-19, the first stage of acute kidney injury was detected in 22.5% of patients, which was manifested by a temporary decrease in hourly diuresis, increased creatinine, urea, proteinuria and erythrocyturia.CONCLUSION. The development of acute kidney injury was most often associated with older age, coronary heart disease, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus and obesity.