Table 2 Characteristics of the COVID-19 and dialysis articles Included in the scoping review, December 1, 2019, to May 13, 2020 (n = 22)

 Perspective [17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25]

9

 Editorial [14, 26,27,28]

4

 Case series [29,30,31,32,33]

5

 Case reports [34, 35]

2

 Guideline [36]

1

 Review [15]

1

 Recommendation for hemodialysis units [14, 15, 17,18,19,20, 22,23,24,25, 27, 28, 33, 34, 36]

15

 Management / Implementation [29, 30, 32, 35]

4

 Frequency of dialysis [21, 26]

2

 Epidemiology [31]

1

 End stage renal disease (adult) [14, 15, 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32, 34, 35]

20

 End stage renal disease (pediatrics) [33, 36]

2