title: Chronic Kidney Disease and Related Long-Term Complications After Liver Transplantation.
abstract: Liver transplantation is the standard of care for patients with decompensated cirrhosis. Liver transplantation recipients have excellent short-term and long-term outcomes including patient and graft survival. Since the adoption of model for end-stage liver disease (MELD)-based allocation policy, the incidence of post-transplant end stage renal disease has risen significantly. Occurrence of Stage 4 chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease substantially increases the risk of post-transplant deaths. Because majority of late post-transplant mortality is due to nonhepatic post-transplant comorbidities, personalized care directed toward risk factor modification may further improve post-transplant survival.
authors: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Division of Gastroenterology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. Electronic address: pratimas@med.umich.edu.
authors: Pratima
authors: P
authors: Sharma
authors: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Division of Gastroenterology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
authors: Khurram
authors: K
authors: Bari
mesh_terms: D018450:Disease Progression; D058625:End Stage Liver Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Chronic kidney disease; ESRD; Liver transplantation; MELD