Kidney injury seen in more than a third of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: U.S. study

Ambulances are seen outside the emergency center at Maimonides Medical Center during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease [Photo: Reuters]

Over a third of patients treated for COVID-19 in a large New York medical system developed acute kidney injury, and nearly 15% required dialysis, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

The study was conducted by a team at Northwell Health, the largest health provider in New York state.