The incidence of acute kidney injury and its association with mortality in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 followed up in intensive care unit.

Introduction: The kidneys are some of the most frequently affected organs during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This multicenter study evaluated the incidence of and risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) in COVID-19 patients followed up in intensive care unit (ICU) and its association with mortality.

Methods: Three hundred twenty-eight patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and hospitalized in ICU were included.

Pregnancy and its outcomes in hemodialysis patients in Turkey.

Background/aim: This study aimed to investigate pregnancy frequency and evaluate the factors affecting live births in hemodialysis (HD) patients.

Materials And Methods: Female HD patients whose pregnancy was retrospectively reported between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2019. The duration of HD, primary disease, whether the pregnancy resulted in abortion, stillbirth, or live birth, whether the HD duration was prolonged after diagnosing the pregnancy and whether it accompanied preeclampsia were recorded.

Bone morphogenetic protein-7 and disease progression in renal amyloidosis patients.

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important health care problem with increasing incidence. Early diagnosis, recognition and interventions to avoid the disease progression have great value. Even some risk factors for disease progression have been described; there are still some dark spots.