López-Hernández MA

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

The association of acute renal failure in patients with liver cirrhosis has always been established in the context of hepatorenal syndrome, but there are several etiologies in addition to this cause. Acute renal failure is a therapeutic challenge in patients with liver cirrhosis. Acute renal failure is due to prerenal factors, intrinsic factors of the kidney or post-renal. The prevalence of acute renal failure in cirrhosis has been reported from 14 to 50% in patients with cirrhosis. Its prevalence is approximately 50% in patients with cirrhosis and ascites and 20% in patients with advanced stage cirrhosis who are hospitalized. In 2015, the International Ascitis Club established a new definition and staging of acute renal failure in patients with liver cirrhosis.