Infection Control News

A speaker at the virtual Global Innovations in Patient-Centered Kidney Care: International Summit reviewed the benefits of telehealth, which was expanded by CMS in March as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Texas, Stephen Z. Fadem, MD, FASN, of Baylor College of Medicine, detailed some practices implemented by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston.

Biopsies performed in patients who developed AKI after being diagnosed with COVID-19 showed no viral presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the kidneys, according to a recently published study.

A speaker at the virtual Global Innovations in Patient-Centered Kidney Care: International Summit discussed transplantation in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing transplantation benefits may outweigh any potential risks.

Chronic kidney disease and kidney failure were the most common comorbidities in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in 46 states and the District of Columbia, according to research.

This year’s Annual Data Report from the United States Renal Data System is an atypically brief one. In the second section of the Annual Data Report, which is dedicated to end-stage kidney disease, there are both exciting hints of progress and signs of continued lack of progress.1

COVID-19 is a novel virus that has caused a pandemic affecting more than 5 million people worldwide.1 Mortality rates have varied but are estimated to range between 1.4% to 3.6% based on recent data.2,3

No one wants to continuously worry about the possibility of a crisis. Claire Standley, PhD, MSc, assistant professor for research in the department of international health at Georgetown University said, “The simple answer is no one was specifically prepared for this outbreak.”1

The American Nephrology Nurses Association National Symposium, originally scheduled for April in Orlando, was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns and will now be held as a 3-day virtual conference beginning on Aug. 29.

Researchers have identified common mistakes clinicians make in the management of patients who develop peritonitis while receiving peritoneal dialysis treatments and suggest ways to improve care.