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Table 2 Parameters related to nephrology assessment of COVID-19 children admitted with acute kidney injury (19 children)

From: Acute kidney injury in children with COVID-19: a retrospective study

 

Status of renal function

Normal (70 children)

KDIGO I (11 children)

KDIGO II & III (8 children)

RAI (number (%))

  Score <8 (non-significant)

70(100%)

10 (90.9)

0

    Score 8

0

1 (9.1)

5 (62.5)

    Score 40

0

0

3 (37.5)

NINJA-positive (number (%))

9 (12.9)

1 (9.1)

7 (87.5)

Time to worsening of renal functiona (mean (SD), hrs.)

-

12.8 (13.8)

6 (8.6)

Nephrotoxic drug administration (number (%))

    None

60 (85.7)

9 (81.8)

1 (12.5)

    One drug

5 (7.1)

2 (18.2)

4 (50)

    Multiple drugs

5 (7.1)

0

3 (37.5)

Duration of nephrotoxic therapy (mean (SD), days)

6.1 (3.5)

3.5 (2.1)

5 (2.4)

Nephrology referral (number (%))

0

0

3 (37.5)

Oliguria (number (%))

0

0

1 (12.5)

Hypervolemia (number (%))

0

0

0

Use of RRT (number (%))

0

0

0

Residual renal impairment at discharge (number (%))

0

3 (27.3)

5 (62.5)

  1. Abbreviations: KDIGO Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes, RAI renal angina index, NINJA nephrotoxic injury negated by just-in-time action, SD standard deviation; RRT renal replacement therapy
  2. Notes: aTime from admission to deterioration of renal function