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https://read.qxmd.com/read/28602971/new-developments-in-hepatorenal-syndrome
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Ayse L Mindikoglu, Stephen C Pappas
Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) continues to be one of the major complications of decompensated cirrhosis, leading to death in the absence of liver transplantation. Challenges in precisely evaluating renal function in the patient with cirrhosis remain because of the limitations of serum creatinine (Cr) alone in estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR); current GFR estimating models appear to underestimate renal dysfunction. Newer models incorporating renal biomarkers, such as the Cr-Cystatin C GFR Equation for Cirrhosis appear to estimate measured GFR more accurately...
February 2018: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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