Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in advanced cirrhosis. Prerenal azotemia, hepatorenal
syndrome, and acute tubular necrosis are the main causes of AKI in patients with cirrhosis …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication in patients with cirrhosis that is
associated with poor outcomes and decreased survival. The definition of AKI in cirrhosis is …

The traditional diagnostic criteria of renal dysfunction in cirrhosis are a 50% increase in
serum creatinine (SCr) with a final value above 1.5 mg/dL. This means that patients with …

Renal dysfunction is a common complication of liver cirrhosis, occurring in approximately
20% of all patients with cirrhosis admitted into hospital. 1 The majority of these cases are …

Evidence suggests that novel biomarkers predict acute kidney injury (AKI) development and
outcome earlier than serum creatinine. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence …

Liver cirrhosis is a common progressive and chronic clinical liver disease. Due to the strong
compensation ability of the liver, no obvious symptoms develop in the early stage. However …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are important drivers of
morbidity and mortality in patients with cirrhosis before and after liver transplantation (LT). In …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in patients with advanced cirrhosis and
is associated with significant mortality. The most common etiologies of AKI in this setting are …

Urinary kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL),
and serum cystatin C (Cys C) are biomarkers of acute kidney injury (AKI). However, the …

Renal dysfunction is prevalent in patients with advanced cirrhosis and decompensation. The
presence of type 1 hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) has traditionally been defined by a set of …