Acute Kidney Injury in Decompensated Cirrhosis Is Associated With Both Hypo‐coagulable and Hyper‐coagulable Features
Zanetto A, Rinder HM, Campello E, Saggiorato G, Deng Y, Ciarleglio M, Wilson FP, Senzolo M, Gavasso S, Bulato C, Simioni P, Garcia‐Tsao G. Acute Kidney Injury in Decompensated Cirrhosis Is Associated With Both Hypo‐coagulable and Hyper‐coagulable Features. Hepatology 2020, 72: 1327-1340. PMID: 32614088, PMCID: PMC8672302, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryPlasmin-antiplasmin complexDecompensated cirrhosisHemostasis assessmentVon Willebrand factorKidney injuryPlatelet functionThrombin generationPlatelet aggregationSeverity of cirrhosisMedian serum creatinineWillebrand factorLower platelet aggregationAnti-coagulant factorsImpaired platelet functionAKI resolutionHypercoagulable featuresSerum creatinineAspects of hemostasisCirrhosis patientsPlatelet countProspective studyFibrinolytic factorsCirrhosisHyperfibrinolytic state