COVID-19-associated nephritis: early warning for disease severity and complications?

Type Journal Article Author Oliver Gross Author Onnen Moerer Author Manfred Weber Author Tobias B Huber Author Simone Scheithauer URL https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(20)31041-2.pdf Series The Lancet Correspondence Publication The Lancet Date 06/05/2020 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/ S0140-6736(20)31041-2 Abstract Among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), parameters for the prediction of the need for admission to intensive care units (ICUs)are urgently needed to enable appropriate resource allocation. Here we report that analysis of a urine sample on admission to hospital can be used to detect systemic capillary leak syndrome, which can be a predictor of fluid overload, respiratory failure, need for ICU admission, and death