Evaluation of renal function in patients with cirrhosis: Where are we now?

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2533-2541

  Rognant, Nicolas ^a,b   Lemoine, Sandrine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agreement; Cirrhosis; Cystatin C; Estimation; Formula; Glomerular filtration rate; Plasma creatinine

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; CREATININE; CYSTATIN; EDETATE CHROMIUM CR 51; INULIN; IODOHIPPURIC ACID; IOHEXOL; IOTALAMIC ACID; IOTALAMIC ACID I 125; NEUTROPHIL GELATINASE ASSOCIATED LIPOCALIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CST3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CYSTATIN C;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CREATININE CLEARANCE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FAILURE; MALNUTRITION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84896856622     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i10.2533     Document Type: Article

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