1. Urine biomarkers for the prediction of mortality in COVID-19 hospitalized patients
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Daniel Morell-Garcia, David Ramos-Chavarino, Josep M. Bauça, Paula Argente del Castillo, Maria Antonieta Ballesteros-Vizoso, Luis García de Guadiana-Romualdo, Cristina Gómez-Cobo, J. Albert Pou, Rocío Amezaga-Menéndez, Alberto Alonso-Fernández, Isabel Llompart, and Ana García-Raja
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Abstract Risk factors associated with severity and mortality attributable to COVID-19 have been reported in different cohorts, highlighting the occurrence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in 25% of them. Among other, SARS-CoV-2 targets renal tubular cells and can cause acute renal damage. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the usefulness of urinary parameters in predicting intensive care unit (ICU) admission, mortality and development of AKI in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Retrospective observational study, in a tertiary care hospital, between March 1st and April 19th, 2020. We recruited adult patients admitted consecutively and positive for SARS-CoV-2. Urinary and serum biomarkers were correlated with clinical outcomes (AKI, ICU admission, hospital discharge and in-hospital mortality) and evaluated using a logistic regression model and ROC curves. A total of 199 COVID-19 hospitalized patients were included. In AKI, the logistic regression model with a highest area under the curve (AUC) was reached by the combination of urine blood and previous chronic kidney disease, with an AUC of 0.676 (95%CI 0.512–0.840; p = 0.023); urine specific weight, sodium and albumin in serum, with an AUC of 0.837 (95% CI 0.766–0.909; p
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- 2021
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