Management of COVID‐19 in hemodialysis patients: the Genoa Experience

Abstract

Background The current Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic represents a global challenge for citizens, health systems, local and national governments. Since no previous experience has prepared the scientific and medical community to face such as widespread and rapid clinical emergency, local experiences can be of help in defining management strategies [1]. In this commentary, we briefly report the approach to the management of COVID-19 in hemodialysis patients (HD), that we implemented at our Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, located in Genoa, Italy – Clinica Nefrologica Dialisi e Trapianto, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino-Italy