Renal dysfunctions in cirrhosis

1	Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Adiyaman University Education and Research Hospital
2	Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Meram School of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University
3	Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Adiyaman University Education and Research Hospital

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR

Murat Biyik

Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Adiyaman University Education and Research Hospital, Adiyaman, Turkey

Publication date: 2016-08-06

Eur J Gen Med 2016;13(3):55–60

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/81907

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KEYWORDS

liver cirrhosis

acute kidney injury

chronic kidney failure

ABSTRACT

Kidney dysfunction is a common and potentially life-threating event in patients with cirrhosis, and underlying mechanisms for renal dysfunction are quite variable. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is relatively frequent encountered in approximately 20% of hospitalized patients with cirrhosis. Nevertheless, chronic kidney disease (CKD) occurs in almost 1% of all patients with cirrhosis. In this review various renal problems encountered in cirrhotic patients are discussed and strategies to prevent renal dysfunction are suggested.

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