Recommendations for prevention and management of COVID-19 in peritoneal dialysis patients

The World Health Organization characterized coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Peritoneal dialysis patients have a weakened immune system that is associated with a high morbidity of infection. Thus, COVID-19 prevention measures and management for patients on peritoneal d...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lai, Xue-Li, Wang, Hai-Yan, Guo, Zhi-Yong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Chinese Medical Association 2020
Materias:
Recommendation and Consensus
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7198185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32373392
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cdtm.2020.04.003
Descripción
Sumario:The World Health Organization characterized coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Peritoneal dialysis patients have a weakened immune system that is associated with a high morbidity of infection. Thus, COVID-19 prevention measures and management for patients on peritoneal dialysis are urgent and critical. Based on published research on COVID-19 and previous clinical practices for similar coronavirus outbreaks, we aimed to make recommendations to manage patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis.

Ejemplares similares