Understanding acute kidney injury in cirrhosis: Current perspective

Table 1 Diagnosis of hepatorenal syndrome

Key points of diagnosis
Cirrhosis with ascites
Increase in serum creatinine ≥ 0.3 mg/dL (26.5 mol/L) within 48 hours or ≥ 50% from baseline value known or presumed to have occurred within the prior 7 days and/or urinary output ≤ 0.5 mL/kg for ≥ 6 hours
Absence of improvement in serum creatinine and/or urine output within 24 hours following adequate volume resuscitation (when clinically indicated)
Absence of strong evidence for alternative explanation as the primary cause of AKI

AKI: Acute kidney injury.