Open AccessPrevalence of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Poshan Thapa,
Sudhamshu Kc,
Achyut Bikram Hamal,
Deewakar Sharma,
Sitaram Khadka,
Niyanta Karki,
Bikash Jaishi,
Pratap Sagar Tiwari,
Achala Vaidya,
Anshu Karki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5147
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatorenal syndrome , acute kidney injury , cirrhosis , hyponatremia , ascites , acute tubular necrosis , kidney disease , kidney , gastroenterology , renal replacement therapy
Acute kidney injury is a common and life-threatening event in patients with liver cirrhosis occurring in approximately 20-50% of hospitalized patients of liver cirrhosis. Pre-renal acute kidney injury, the hepatorenal syndrome type of acute kidney injury and acute tubular necrosis represent the common causes. The aim of this study was to study the profile of acute kidney injury in patients with liver cirrhosis.