Chronic hemodialysis patients with COVID-19 cared for by the public health system have higher mortality than those treated in private facilities: analysis of the Brazilian dialysis registry

Purpose Brazil is the third country globally in dialysis patients. Little is known about the impact of the type of health insurance on the outcome of these patients after COVID-19. Methods We analyzed comorbidities, sociodemographic factors, and dialysis-related parameters from a retrospective cohor...

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Published in:International urology and nephrology 2023-02, Vol.55 (2), p.449-458
Main Authors: do Nascimento Lima, Helbert, Nerbass, Fabiana Baggio, Neto, Osvaldo Merege Vieira, Sesso, Ricardo, Lugon, Jocemir Ronaldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brazil - epidemiology
Comorbidity
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Fatalities
Health insurance
Hemodialysis
Humans
Intensive care
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Mortality
Nephrology
Nephrology - Original Paper
Private Facilities
Public Health
Registries
Renal Dialysis
Retrospective Studies
Urology
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Summary:Purpose Brazil is the third country globally in dialysis patients. Little is known about the impact of the type of health insurance on the outcome of these patients after COVID-19. Methods We analyzed comorbidities, sociodemographic factors, and dialysis-related parameters from a retrospective cohort study of 1866 Brazilian chronic hemodialysis patients with COVID-19 from Feb 2020–July 2021. We evaluated the influence of health insurance (private vs. public) on the intensive care unit admission and 90 day fatality risk. Results From 1866 hemodialysis patients, 455 (24%) were admitted to the intensive care unit, and 350 (19%) died. The mean age was 57.5 years, 88% had public health insurance. Crude case-fatality rate was not different between groups (private vs. public risk ratio 1.11; 95% CI 0.82–1.52, p  = 0.498). In fully adjusted multivariate models, patients with private health insurance did not have a higher chance to be admitted to an intensive care unit (odds ratio 0.97; 95% CI 0.63–1.50, p  = 0.888), but they presented a lower death risk (hazard ratio 0.56; 95% CI 0.37–0.85, p  = 0.006). Conclusion The type of health insurance did not influence the access of hemodialysis patients with COVID-19 to an intensive care unit, but patients with private health insurance had a lower mortality risk.
ISSN:1573-2584
0301-1623
1573-2584
DOI:10.1007/s11255-022-03289-z