COVID-19 in patients with end stage kidney disease at a large community hospital in Eastern Saudi Arabia. .

Objectives: To report the outcome of patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) who were diagnosed with COVID-19 at a large community hospital in Eastern Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A single center, prospective observational study at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Patients with ESKD who were maintained on dialysis and developed COVID-19 between June 15, 2020 and October 31, 2021 were enrolled.

Effect of Ramadan on Clinical and Biochemical Parameters among Non-fasting Hemodialysis Patients.

The holy month of Ramadan brings many changes to the lifestyle of Muslims. The effect of these changes on patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is not well studied. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Ramadan on the clinical and metabolic profile of non-fasting patients with ESRD who were maintained on hemodialysis (HD) in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia.