Epidemiology of COVID-19 in an Urban Dialysis Center

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Authors

Richard Corbett · Hammersmith Hospital

Sarah Blakey · Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Dorothea Nitsch · Renal Association

Marina Loucaidou · Hammersmith Hospital

A.G. McLean · Hammersmith Hospital

Neill Duncan · Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Damien Ashby ·

Abstract

The COVID-19 epidemic affected a large proportion of patients at this dialysis center, creating service pressures exacerbated by nursing staff illness. Details of the control strategy and characteristics of this epidemic may be useful for dialysis providers and other institutions providing patient care.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 and healthcare impacts COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies COVID-19 and Mental Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volume 31, Issue 8, pp. 1815-1823

DOI: 10.1681/asn.2020040534

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 18.49