The Association of Preoperative Body Mass Index with Acute Kidney Injury in Liver Transplantation Recipients: A Retrospective Study.
Ju Yeon ParkJung-Hyun ParkSu Sung LeeHyun-Su RiHye-Jin KimYun Mi ChoiYoon Ji ChoiJi-Uk YoonPublished in: Korean journal of critical care medicine (2017)
BMI classification was neither a positive nor negative predictor of postoperative AKI occurrence. However, patients with lower BMI had significantly longer hospital stay compared with their counterparts. Although our study was limited by its retrospective design, our observations suggest that lower BMI might play a role in post-LT AKI.