Be aware of acute kidney injury in critically ill children with COVID-19

• DOI: 10.1007/s00467-020-04715-z
• Publication Date: 2020-08-26T00:02:38Z
• Authors: Xiaowen Wang; Xingfeng Chen; Feng Tang; Wanjun Luo; Jian Fang; Chang Qi; Hua Sun; Han Xiao; Xuehua Peng; Jianbo Shao
• Keywords: Nephrology; 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak; Pandemic

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of critically ill adult patients with COVID-19. However, currently, no studies investigate impairment in children We investigated incidence and treatment AKI pediatric COVID-19 Wuhan Children's Hospital during the early stages pandemic discuss possible mechanisms related to SARS-CoV-2 infection.