Proteinuria and baseline renal function predict mortality and renal outcomes after sirolimus therapy in liver transplantation recipients

Proteinuria and baseline renal function predict mortality and renal outcomes after sirolimus therapy in liver transplantation recipients

Abstract Background Chronic kidney disease is a significant complication after liver transplantation (LT), but the role of pre-existing renal insufficiency and proteinuria remains unclear among LT recipients receiving sirolimus. Methods We assessed the effects of proteinuria and baseline renal funct...

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Main Authors: Lung-Chih Li, Chien-Ning Hsu, Chih-Che Lin, Yu-Fan Cheng, Tsung-Hui Hu, Ding-Wei Chen, Chih-Hsiung Lee, Toshiaki Nakano, Chao-Long Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Liver transplant
Sirolimus
Acute kidney injury
Chronic kidney disease
Proteinuria
Renal insufficiency
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-017-0611-z

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