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To Transplant or Not to Transplant: Understanding and Assessing the Liver‐Kidney Allocation Policy

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Both acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) play a significant role in the morbidity and mortality of potential liver transplantation recipients. Pre-existing AKI with the need for… Click to show full abstract

Both acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) play a significant role in the morbidity and mortality of potential liver transplantation recipients. Pre-existing AKI with the need for renal replacement therapy is associated with a 3 to 4 fold increase in the 30 day post-transplantation mortality rate1 .

Keywords: understanding assessing; assessing liver; transplant; transplant understanding; transplant transplant; kidney

Journal Title: Liver Transplantation
Year Published: 2021

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