Lung COVID

The authors declare no competing interests

s:

-To study the Chest CT and

pulmonary function tests in ESRD patients after recovered from COVID-19

Secondary objectives s

• To study the factors affecting the

pulmonary sequalae after COVID-19 in CKD patientssuch as oxygen requirement,ventilator need and levels of inflammatory

cytokines  such as interleukin-6 (IL-6)

and C-reactive protein (CRP)

Type of study: Prospective observational cohort study

Inclusion Criteria :

CKD stage 5 requiring HD

or continuous peritoneal dialysis (CAPD ) for more than 3 months

   - Age 18-80 years

   - Diagnosis of COVID-19

confirmed by real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and recovered for

more than3 months previously

Exclusion Criteria: :

• Patients with history of chronic lung

diseases i.e chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and restrictive lung

disease

Criteria to withdraw from the protocol Patients who have active disease after enrollment

Participants 100 patients

Place ce- Faculty of Medicine,Vajira Hospital ,Navamindradhiraj University

Trial Protocol Lung Covid.docx