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ArticleBMC nephrology2023

Clinical features of COVID-19 among patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis in the context of high vaccination coverage during the omicron surge period: a retrospective cohort study.

Nam-Seon Beck, Soomin Song, Taesung Park, So-Hyeon Hong, Jang Jeong-Eun, Kyoung-Hwan Kim, Joung-Il Im, Sae-Yong Hong

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  2. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and West Nile encephalitis in a patient with chronic kidney disease.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2025
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Nam-Seon BeckDepartment of Pediatrics, Chung-Ang Jeil Hospital, Chungbuk, South Korea.
Soomin SongDepartment of Statistics, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
Taesung ParkDepartment of Statistics, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
So-Hyeon HongDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Woman's University, School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Jang Jeong-EunDepartment of Nursing, Chung-Ang Jeil Hospital, Chungbuk, South Korea.
Kyoung-Hwan KimDepartment of Family Medicine, Chung-Ang Jeil Hospital, Chungbuk, South Korea.
Joung-Il ImDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Chung-Ang Jeil Hospital, Chungbuk, South Korea.
Sae-Yong HongDepartment of Nephrology, Chung-angJeil General Hospital, 24 Jungang-Bukro, Jincheon County, Chungbuk, 27832, South Korea. syhong0526@gmail.com.

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backgroundWe determined the clinical presentation and outcomes of the Omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in hemodialysis patients and identified the risk factors for severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and mortality in the context of high vaccination coverage.

methodsThis was a retrospective cohort study involving hemodialysis patients who were vaccinated against COVID-19 during March-September 2022, when the Omicron variant was predominant, and the COVID-19 vaccination rate was high. The proportion of people with severe COVID-19 or mortality was evaluated using univariate logistic regression.

resultsEighty-three (78.3%) patients had asymptomatic/mild symptoms, 10 (9.4%) had moderate symptoms, and 13 (12.3%) had severe symptoms. Six (5.7%) patients required intensive care admission, two (1.9%) required mechanical ventilation, and one (0.9%) was kept on high-flow nasal cannula. Of the five (4.7%) mortality cases, one was directly attributed to COVID-19 and four to pre-existing comorbidities. Risk factors for both severe COVID-19 and mortality were advanced age; number of comorbidities; cardiovascular diseases; increased levels of aspartate transaminase, lactate dehydrogenase, blood urea nitrogen/creatinine ratio, brain natriuretic peptide, and red cell distribution; and decreased levels of hematocrit and albumin. Moreover, the number of COVID-19 vaccinations wasa protective factor against both severe disease and mortality.

conclusionsClinical features of hemodialysis patients during the Omicron surge with high COVID-19 vaccination coverage were significant for low mortality. The risk features for severe COVID-19 or mortality were similar to those in the pre-Omicron period in the context of low vaccination coverage.

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COVID-19Kidney Failure, ChronicCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2VaccinationVaccination CoverageCOVID-19 VaccinesCOVID-19COVID-19 vaccinationEnd-stage renal diseaseHemodialysisOmicron variant

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PMCPMC10304714

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