ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 (APP):Researchers have found that there is much higher risk of mortality faced by Covid-19 patients in intensive care, who have chronic kidney disease (CKD), or those who develop new (acute) kidney injury (AKI). CKD is a type of kidney disease in which kidney function declines over a period of months to years, and is more common in older people. AKI is an abrupt loss of kidney function that takes place over seven days or less and can have several causes, including the damage and inflammation caused by the Covid-19 virus itself. “To the best of our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive analysis of outcomes in critically unwell Covid-19 patients in the UK with kidney failure, particularly in patients with pre-existing chronic kidney disease,” said study author Sanooj Soni from Imperial College London in the UK. For the study, published in the journal Anaesthesia, the research team examined the association between AKI and CKD with clinical outcomes in 372 patients with Covid-19 admitted to four regional intensive care units (ICUs) in the UK, Medical Daily reported. The average age of the patients was around 60 years, and 72 per cent of them were male. A total of … Continue reading Kidney disease linked to higher death risk for Covid-19 patients: Study