Kidney Disease and Its Impact on COVID-19 Patients at Sanglah Hospital Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia in 2021

Introduction. Besides having an impact on the respiratory system, COVID-19 also has an impact on other organ such as the kidneys. The systemic inflammatory response thought to be associated with bad prognosis of COVID-19 patients with kidney disease. This study aimed to determine the impact of kidney disease on COVID-19 patients. Methods. This study is an observational analytic study with a cross-sectional approach. The data used is secondary data from the records of confirmed COVID-19 patients who were treated at Sanglah Hospital from 1 May 2021 to 31 August 2021 using total sampling technique. Results. There were 248 patients included in this study. The majority of patients were male (52.4%) with the median overall age of the patients was 59 (range 20–92) years. Most of the patients were severe COVID-19 (65.3%). A total of 77 patients had kidney disease (31.0%) which the most common kidney disease found in patients was acute on chronic kidney disease (n=33; 42.8%). There were significant differences in hemoglobin (p