Acute kidney injury in patients with pyogenic liver abscess

Autor: Arudra Sridhar, V.V. Sainaresh, Parvathina Sriramnaveen, C Krishnakishore, Yanala Sandeep, Vishnubhotla Sivakumar, Y Manjusha
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Renal failure. 33(5)
ISSN: 1525-6049
Popis: Incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with pyogenic liver abscess is rare. In our study we found AKI in 32.6% of patients with liver abscess. Majority of the patients were in their fifties and sixties. As per acute kidney injury network trial criteria, renal failure was in stage 1 in 26.6%, stage 2 in 40%, and stage 3 in 33.3% of the patients. Dialysis support was needed in 26%. All patients except one recovered from AKI.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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