title: Renal dysfunction in end-stage liver disease and post-liver transplant.
abstract: Renal dysfunction is a frequent complication in patients with end-stage liver disease awaiting orthotopic liver transplantation and in the post-liver transplant period. Although the stereotypical form of renal dysfunction is the hepatorenal syndrome, other causes of acute kidney injury in this population include prerenal azotemia and acute tubular necrosis. Renal injury in a patient with cirrhosis is associated with a poor prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 1015 Gayley Avenue, Suite 220, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA.
authors.forename: Marcelo S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sampaio
authors.affiliation: Division of Hepatology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1500 NW 12 Avenue, Jackson Medical Tower E-1101, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 1015 Gayley Avenue, Suite 220, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. Electronic address: bunnapradist@mednet.ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Suphamai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bunnapradist
mesh_terms: D053099:Azotemia / Q000150:complications; D058625:End Stage Liver Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006530:Hepatorenal Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy
keywords: Liver transplant; Liver-kidney transplant; Renal failure