Cystatin C predicts acute kidney injury and mortality in cirrhotics: A prospective cohort study.

Rakhi MaiwallAwinash KumarAnkit BhardwajGuresh KumarAjeet S BhadoriaShiv Kumar Sarin

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2017)

An episode of AKI itself predisposes to subsequent attacks of AKI in cirrhotics. Scores incorporating CysC can accurately predict the development of AKI and mortality in these patients.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
cardiac surgery
end stage renal disease
cardiovascular events
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
risk factors
peritoneal dialysis
coronary artery disease