Study finds critically ill influenza patients face double the risk of acute kidney injury compared to COVID-19 patients

Study finds critically ill influenza patients face double the risk of acute kidney injury compared to COVID-19 patients

Researchers at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) revealed that critically ill patients with influenza A have a significantly higher risk of developing acute kidney injury (AKI) than those with COVID-19. The findings, published in eClinicalMedicine, highlight the important differences in the impact of these two respiratory viruses on kidney health.

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