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Acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is driven by the severity of systemic inflammation, acute portal hypertension driving circulatory dysfunction, hyperbilirubinemia, and toxicity of bile acids. The spectrum is mostly structural, associated with reduced response...
Acute kidney injury (AKI) persists as one of the most common complications after cardiac surgery. Beyond being burdened by high morbidity and mortality rates, effective therapeutic options are still lacking. To date, the management of cardiac surgery-associated AKI (CSA-AKI) mainly focuses on preventive...
Arsenic trioxide (ATO)-based regimens are standard in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). ATO-related nephrotoxicity has not been reported. We reviewed APL patients treated with ATO to identify cases of acute kidney injury (AKI). Clinically significant cases were characterized. Multivariate analysis...