| Abstract [eng] |
The following graduation thesis, "Covid-19 infection in patients with end-stage kidney disease: A narrative review," is about the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which started in December 2019, on patients with end-stage renal disease. Therefore, clinical symptoms, pathology, and diagnosing processes were discussed. The major objectives of this thesis were to demonstrate the huge impact of Covid 19 on the quality of life of nephrology patients. Consequently, it was shown the high rates of infection in end-stage renal disease patients, the high rates of mortality among them compared to the healthy population, as well as the enhanced level of severity of the illness in a patient with kidney disease. The other purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate the new challenges for patients with end-stage renal disease and a Covid-19 infection. These are mainly to find in the care of the patients. Therefore, this work investigates the measurements to prevent an infection in the first place and also the pharmacological agents currently used to treat a SARS-CoV-2 infection. For that reason, this works focuses on the management and treatment possibilities in this patient group. The data for this research was gathered using PubMed and Science direct. |
