Rolando Claure‐Del GranadoGustavo Casas-AparicioGuillermo Rosa-DíezLilia Rizo‐TopeteDaniela Ponce2026-03-222026-03-22202010.1159/000511914https://doi.org/10.1159/000511914https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/49197Citaciones: 7The incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 is \nbroad and ranges from 0.5 to 29% according to early reports from China and Italy [1, 2]. A \nrecent multicenter retrospective cohort in New York showed a higher incidence (37%) and \nmortality (35%). AKI was primarily seen in COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure; 89.7% \nof patients who were on mechanical ventilation developed AKI as compared to just 21.7% of \nnon-ventilated patients. Furthermore, 96.8% of patients who required renal replacement \ntherapy (RRT) were on ventilators [3]. From these first reports, AKI emerges at the same time \nas the acute respiratory distress syndrome, and the development of AKI is usually found in \npatients who progress to phase 3 of the extra-pulmonary systemic hyper-inflammation \nsyndrome [4]. Hirsch et al. [3] reported that up to 37.3% of AKI cases occurred within the first \n24 h of hospital admission, and AKI frequently coincides with the development of the hyperinflammation \nphaseenRenal replacement therapyAcute kidney injuryCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Medicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Intensive care medicineInternal medicineRenal Replacement Therapy for Acute Kidney Injury in COVID-19 Patients in Latin Americaarticle