Abstract: Objective To investigate the risk factors and short-term outcomes of acute kidney injury (AKI) in
patients with acute liver failure (ALF). Methods Total of 167 patients with acute liver failure from January
2008 to June 2015 in our hospital were enrolled. Patients were classified by the International Club of Ascites
(ICA) revised criteria. The incidence of AKI and short term prognosis were observed. Results Total of 66
cases were complicated with AKI (39.52%), and the proportion of prerenal AKI (PRA), hepatorenal syndrome
(HRS) type of AKI (HRS-AKI) and structural kidney injury (intrinsic AKI) were 22.73%, 53.03% and
24.24%, respectively. Out of 66 patients with AKI, 53 cases (80.30%) were dead in-hospital or inefficacy
and 13 cases (19.70%) recovered or improved, which were 31 cases (30.69%) and 70 cases (69.31%) among
patients without AKI, respectively, with statistically significant difference (χ 2 = 37.338,P < 0.001). Logistic
analysis showed that age, infections, TBil and BLA were the independent risk factors for the development of
AKI (OR = 1.054, 4.255, 3.599, 3.540, 5.454, P < 0.05). Conclusion AKI affects short-term outcomes, and
age, infections, TBil and BLA were the independent risk factors for the development of AKI.
|