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    Survival study and factors associated with mortality in Chilean patients on peritoneal dialysis infected with SARS-CoV-2
    (2022) Ortiz, Ana M.; Sepulveda Palamara, Rodrigo Andres; Torres, Ruben; Clavero, Rene; Toro, Luis; Albornoz, Miguel; Aldunate, Tatiana; Arce, Ingrid; Arevalo, Juan; Arriagada, Andres; Becker, Julieta; Gonzalez, Sonia C.; Bernales, Waldo; Briones, Eduardo; Castillo, Alvaro; Fuentes, Agustin; Gomez, Esteban; Jaramillo, Hernan; Lillo, Mario; Lorca, Eduardo; Machuca, Eduardo; Mansilla, Rodrigo; Menendez, Serwin; Moya, Carlos; Munoz, Carolina; Neilson, William; Orozco, Rodrigo; Padrino, Maria; Pais, Edgard; Ramirez, Gonzalo; Sanhueza, Maria E.; Schneider, Herman; Solis, Ruth; Troncoso, Jaime; Ursu, Marcela; Valenzuela, Marcela
    The Covid-19 pandemic has been responsible for millions of deaths worldwide. Patients with comorbidities- such as those on peritoneal dialysis (PD)- present higher morbidity and mortality than the general population. We prospectively evaluated all Chilean patients on PD (48 centres) and followed those who had Covid-19 from the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Chile (March 2020) to January 2021 (start of vaccination campaign). We described demographic history, comorbidities, factors related to infection, need for hospitalisation and death due to Covid-19. During the study period, 106 adults on PD were infected by SARS-CoV-2, with a mean age of 53.1 (+/- 16.3) and of which 53.9% were female. From that group, 54.8% required hospitalisation and 24.5% (n = 26) died due to Covid-19. Most of the patients (63.4%) were infected at home and 22.8% during hospitalisation for other reasons. There was a significant association for Covid-19 mortality with: being >= 60 years old, diabetes, time on PD >= 5 years, need for hospitalisation and hospital-acquired infection. At 90 days of follow-up, all deaths associated to Covid-19 occurred before 40 days. We conclude that patients on PD without Covid-19 vaccination have a high mortality and need for hospitalisation associated to Covid-19. To avoid this negative outcome, it is necessary to intensify strategies to avoid contagion, especially in those >= 60 years old, with diabetes and/or >= 5 years spent on PD.