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Publication Information
Affiliation
Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Electronic address: william.lee@utsouthwestern.edu.
Authors
Acute Liver Failure Study Group, Hynan LS, Larson AM, Lee WM, Sanders CM, Seremba E, Tujios SR, Vazquez MA
Studies
Citation
Tujios SR, Hynan LS, Vazquez MA, Larson AM, Seremba E, Sanders CM, Lee WM, Acute Liver Failure Study Group. Risk factors and outcomes of acute kidney injury in patients with acute liver failure. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015 Feb;13(2):352-9. Epub 2014 Jul 11.Abstract
Patients with acute liver failure (ALF) frequently develop renal dysfunction, yet its overall incidence and outcomes have not been fully assessed. We investigated the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) among patients with ALF, using defined criteria to identify risk factors and to evaluate its effect on overall outcomes.