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World J Hepatol. May 8, 2015; 7(7): 993-1000
Published online May 8, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i7.993
Published online May 8, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i7.993
Acute kidney injury in patients with chronic liver disease
Nicolas Rognant, Nephrology Department, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, F69495 Pierre Benite Cedex, France
Author contributions: Rognant N solely contributed to this paper.
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Correspondence to: Nicolas Rognant, MD, PhD, Nephrology Department, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, 165 Chemin du Grand Revoyet, F69495 Pierre Benite Cedex, France. nicolasrog@hotmail.com
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Received: August 29, 2014
Peer-review started: August 29, 2014
First decision: December 17, 2014
Revised: January 5, 2015
Accepted: February 9, 2015
Article in press: February 11, 2015
Published online: May 8, 2015
Peer-review started: August 29, 2014
First decision: December 17, 2014
Revised: January 5, 2015
Accepted: February 9, 2015
Article in press: February 11, 2015
Published online: May 8, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with detrimental effect on early survival in hospitalised cirrhotic patients. Due to several hemodynamic modifications, both at the systemic and renal level, induced by cirrhosis, these patients are at increased risk to present acute kidney injury. Recently, new diagnostic criteria have been developed to insure early detection and allow severity assessment of AKI and to optimize the patient’s treatment. The studies available so far, showed that these criteria could have a clinical interest in the management of renal dysfunction but additional data are needed to ascertain their clinical benefit.