Researchers in the UK predict COVID-19 burden on patients with CKD using pre-pandemic data

Using a prediction model and electronic health records from before the pandemic, researchers estimated the burden that COVID-19 would have on patients with chronic kidney disease in the United Kingdom.
“During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, CKD has been associated with poor prognosis. Despite clinical and public health importance, CKD research to date in all stages, multimorbidity or the general population using national-level data has been limited,” Ashkan Dashtban, PhD, form the Institute of Health Informatics at the University College London in the United Kingdom, and

Using a prediction model and electronic health records from before the pandemic, researchers estimated the burden that COVID-19 would have on patients with chronic kidney disease in the United Kingdom.
“During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, CKD has been associated with poor prognosis. Despite clinical and public health importance, CKD research to date in all stages, multimorbidity or the general population using national-level data has been limited,” Ashkan Dashtban, PhD, form the Institute of Health Informatics at the University College London in the United Kingdom, and