Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on Outcomes in Cirrhosis
Wong F, Reddy K, O’Leary J, Tandon P, Biggins SW, Garcia‐Tsao G, Maliakkal BJ, Lai JC, Fallon MB, Vargas HE, Subramanian R, Thuluvath PJ, Kamath PS, Thacker L, Bajaj JS. Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on Outcomes in Cirrhosis. Liver Transplantation 2019, 25: 870-880. PMID: 30908855, PMCID: PMC11075743, DOI: 10.1002/lt.25454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseasePrevalence of CKDEnd-stage liver diseaseHospital clinical courseAcute kidney injuryChild-Pugh scoreChronic liver failureHigher serum creatinineGlomerular filtration rateHigh-risk groupNorth American ConsortiumCKD groupHospital courseKidney injuryRefractory ascitesNegative patientsOverall survivalPositive patientsSerum creatinineCirrhosis etiologyClinical courseHospital admissionHospitalized patientsLiver failure