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SUBMITTER: Liao TY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7279785 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May-Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liao Tzu-Yao TY Liaw Chuang-Chi CC
In vivo (Athens, Greece) 20200501 3
<h4>Background/aim</h4>A retrospective study of cases with metastatic or advanced solid tumors complicated with AKI (acute kidney injury) with prerenal azotemia.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>Criteria included: (1) advanced or metastatic solid tumors that led to mortality; (2) prerenal azotemia identified upon renal function evaluation and (3) BUN to Cr ratio (BCR)≥15. We also compared the outcomes of patients with BCR>20 with those of patients with BCR=15-20.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 218 patient ...[more]