Association of overweight with postoperative acute kidney injury among patients receiving orthotopic liver transplantation: an observational cohort study

Association of overweight with postoperative acute kidney injury among patients receiving orthotopic liver transplantation: an observational cohort study

Abstract Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common postoperative complication of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). So far, little attention has been paid on the association between overweight and AKI after OLT, and animal models or clinical studies have drawn conflicting conclusions. Th...

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Main Authors: Jian Zhou, Lin Lyu, Lin Zhu, Yongxin Liang, He Dong, Haichen Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Overweight
Body mass index
BMI
Obesity paradox
Acute kidney injury
AKI
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-01871-0

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