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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sunny Kumar MD [2]
Overview
Hepatorenal syndrome{HRS} is common in cirrhotic patients
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence:
In 1993, incidance of HRS had an incidence of 180 in 100000 at one year and 390 in 100000 at five years in patients with cirrhosis and ascites.[1]
In 2010, The annual incidence of HRS was 760 in 100000.[2]
Approximately 50% of the cirrhotic patients with ascites developed some type of functional renal failure during the follow-up period.
References
- ↑ Ginès A, Escorsell A, Ginès P, Saló J, Jiménez W, Inglada L; et al. (1993). "Incidence, predictive factors, and prognosis of the hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis with ascites". Gastroenterology. 105 (1): 229–36. PMID 8514039.
- ↑ Montoliu S, Ballesté B, Planas R, Alvarez MA, Rivera M, Miquel M; et al. (2010). "Incidence and prognosis of different types of functional renal failure in cirrhotic patients with ascites". Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 8 (7): 616–22, quiz e80. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2010.03.029. PMID 20399905.