Title:Clinical and Nutritional Implications of Kidney Disease and COVID-19

VOLUME: 17 ISSUE: 9

Author(s):Hazel Ester Anderson Vasquez, Cristhy Albornoz, Luis D´Marco, Daniela Ariza, Valery Morillo, Ruben Carrasquero, Manuel Nava, Xavier E. Guerra-Torres* and Valmore Bermudez

Affiliation:School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Nephrology Service, Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Nephrology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario (INCLIVA), Valencia, Endocrine and Metabolic Research Center “Dr. Felix Gómez”, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Endocrine and Metabolic Research Center “Dr. Felix Gómez”, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Endocrine and Metabolic Research Center “Dr. Felix Gómez”, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Endocrine and Metabolic Research Center “Dr. Felix Gómez”, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Nephrology Section, Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Endocrine and Metabolic Research Center “Dr. Felix Gómez”, University of Zulia, Maracaibo

Keywords:Acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, nutritional, clinical nutrition.

Abstract:By the end of 2019 emerged a cluster of pneumonia that was caused by a novel SARSCoV- 2 virus. The disease, subsequently named COVID-19, has a wide range of signs and symptoms, including fever, respiratory and gastrointestinal manifestations, and kidney disease that can evolve to a nutritional imbalance through direct and indirect mechanisms. Moreover, the prognosis of COVID-19 could worsen in high-risk populations like kidney disease patients, given their depressed immunity and impaired nutritional state. Therefore, previous reports suggest prioritizing a nutritional approach in these patients, adjusting for individual dietary needs. Thus, we aim to explore the current knowledge about the clinical and nutritional implications of patients with COVID-19 who develop acute or chronic kidney disease, highlighting proposed dietary recommendations in this group of patients.