June 13 (UPI) -- A new study from UCLA Health suggests COVID vaccines may protect patients from severe kidney damage. The study found hospitalized COVID patients were less likely to have severe kidney damage if they were vaccinated.
UCLA Health researchers found 16% of unvaccinated patients were more likely to need a constant dialysis therapy, compared with 11% of vaccinated patients.
The study data came from roughly 3,500 patients admitted to hospitals between March 2020 and March 2022.
Study lead author and UCLA nephrology professor Dr. Niloofar Nobakht said the continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) form of dialysis is vital for intensive care patients with damaged kidneys.
The goal of the study was to asses the severity of kidney injury in COVID patients needing CRRT while hospitalized.
