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Risk factors, mortality and acute kidney injury outcomes in cirrhotic patients in the emergency department.

Paulo Ricardo Gessolo LinsWallace Stwart Carvalho PadilhaCarolina Frade Magalhaes Giradin PimentelMarcelo Costa BatistaAécio Flávio Teixeira de Gois
Published in: BMC nephrology (2018)
According to the data presented, a single measure of creatinine is not enough, and there is a need for meticulous follow-up of the renal function of patients with hepatic cirrhosis hospitalized in an emergency unit. In addition, this study reinforces the need for subclassification of KDIGO 1 in cirrhotic patients, since patients with acute renal injury and creatinine greater than 1.5 mg/dL present a worse clinical outcome.
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