학술논문

Clinical course of an elderly hemodialysis patient with COVID‒19 / 高齢透析患者における新型コロナウイルス肺炎(COVID‒19肺炎)の治療と経過
Document Type
Journal Article
Source
日本透析医学会雑誌 / Nihon Toseki Igakkai Zasshi. 2022, 55(3):201
Subject
COVID‒19
SARS‒CoV‒2
elderly hemodialysis
remdesivir
レムデシビル
新型コロナウイルス肺炎
高齢血液透析患者
Language
Japanese
ISSN
1340-3451
1883-082X
Abstract
The patient was an 88‒year‒old male who had been undergoing hemodialysis (HD) for 8 years at our hospital. His family members, who were living with him, were infected with the SARS‒CoV‒2 alpha variant. Subsequently, he was also found to have been infected. No symptoms of respiratory system were observed on admission. Thereafter, hypoxemia due to pneumonia (severity classification: moderate Ⅱ) developed. Supportive therapy with nasal oxygen administration to maintain an SpO2 of ≥93%, dexamethasone (6.6 mg/day for 10 days) and remdesivir (100 mg/HD session, 3 times) were started, resulting in his recovery from COVID‒19. It was uncertain whether remdesivir can be used safely in patients with COVID‒19 undergoing hemodialysis. However, in this case, which involved an elderly patient, administering remdesivir at a dose of 100 mg 4 hours before each HD session was useful.