Chronic severe hepatitis and preoperative creatinine are independent risk factors for acute kidney injury after liver transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) offers the highest chance of cure in comparison with all other treatment for liver tumors and other end stage liver disease. However, the complications caused by liver transplantation significantly affect its therapeutic effect, and acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most common of these. It is, therefore, necessary to identify the risk factors of AKI after liver transplantation.

Methods

A single-center, retrospective study of patients receiving liver transplantation at the Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital between January 2015 to January 2019 was conducted.Patients were divided into a normal control group and AKI group based on their previous medical history. Preoperative and intraoperative indicators including preoperative cr

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7812221 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature