TITLE:
Predictors of Mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients with Covid-19 in Togo
AUTHORS:
Yawovi Mawufemo Tsevi, Lidaw Déassoua Bawe, Badomta Dolaama, Eyram Yoan Makafui Amekoudi, Komlan Georges Tona, Awalou Mohaman Djibril
KEYWORDS:
Mortality, Covid-19, CKD, Togo
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Infectious Diseases,
Vol.12 No.4,
December
16,
2022
ABSTRACT: Background: Coronavirus disease mortality is high in people with chronic kidney disease. Method: we present the characteristics and factors associated with mortality of patients hospitalized for Covid-19 and with chronic kidney disease in a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study of CKD patients admitted to the Lomé Commune Regional Hospital Center (CHR-LC) from March 2020 to August 2021. Results: A total of 127 patients met our inclusion criteria. We found a mortality rate of 48.8% in Lomé (Togo). Factors associated with this mortality in our study were severity of Covid-19 (p Conclusion: Mortality is very high in CKD patients with Covid-19.