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The Association of COVID-19 With Acute Kidney Injury Independent of Severity of Illness: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Moledina DG, Simonov M, Yamamoto Y, Alausa J, Arora T, Biswas A, Cantley LG, Ghazi L, Greenberg JH, Hinchcliff M, Huang C, Mansour SG, Martin M, Peixoto A, Schulz W, Subair L, Testani JM, Ugwuowo U, Young P, Wilson FP. The Association of COVID-19 With Acute Kidney Injury Independent of Severity of Illness: A Multicenter Cohort Study. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2021, 77: 490-499.e1. PMID: 33422598, PMCID: PMC7791318, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedCohort StudiesCOVID-19C-Reactive ProteinCreatinineDiureticsFemaleHospital MortalityHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsRenal DialysisRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRespiration, ArtificialRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexUnited StatesVasoconstrictor AgentsConceptsAcute kidney injurySARS-CoV-2Cohort studyRisk factorsCOVID-19Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testingTime-updated Cox proportional hazards modelsDialysis-requiring acute kidney injuryYale New Haven Health SystemHigher inflammatory marker levelsMore acute kidney injuryCox proportional hazards modelMulticenter cohort studyHigh rateInflammatory marker levelsTraditional risk factorsProportional hazards modelCoronavirus disease 2019KDIGO criteriaNephrotoxin exposureKidney injuryInjury independentUnivariable analysisNasopharyngeal samplesMarker levels
2018
Kidney Biopsy–Related Complications in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Kidney Disease
Moledina DG, Luciano RL, Kukova L, Chan L, Saha A, Nadkarni G, Alfano S, Wilson FP, Perazella MA, Parikh CR. Kidney Biopsy–Related Complications in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Kidney Disease. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2018, 13: 1633-1640. PMID: 30348813, PMCID: PMC6237071, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.04910418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney diseaseBiopsy-related complicationsLow platelet countHospitalized patientsNonhospitalized patientsKidney biopsyKidney diseasePlatelet countHigher BUNFemale sexRisk factorsLarge-sized hematomaStage 1 AKIRate of complicationsProcedure-related bleedingLarger needle gaugeAbdominal ultrasonographyBiopsy cohortBlood transfusionAngiographic interventionMultivariable analysisPostbiopsy complicationsMultivariable associationsHigh riskTransfusion
2016
We Use Dialysate Potassium Levels That Are Too Low in Hemodialysis
Tucker B, Moledina DG. We Use Dialysate Potassium Levels That Are Too Low in Hemodialysis. Seminars In Dialysis 2016, 29: 300-302. PMID: 27061895, DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12495.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSudden cardiac deathCardiac deathDialysate potassium concentrationHigh ultrafiltration ratesShorter dialysis timeDialysis timeHigh riskPredialysis serum potassium concentrationPotassium concentrationSudden cardiac death accountsUltrafiltration rateCalcium concentrationDialysate potassium levelsLow potassium dialysateDiscontinuation of medicationTreatment of constipationSerum potassium concentrationCertain modifiable factorsLow potassiumPredialysis hyperkalemiaCardiovascular eventsHemodialysis patientsRetrospective studyModifiable factorsRisk factors