• Adv Chronic Kidney Dis · Jul 2009

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    Renal replacement therapy in the liver transplant candidate.

    • Hani M Wadei and Connie L Davis.
    • Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32256, USA. wadei.hani@mayo.edu
    • Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2009 Jul 1; 16 (4): 250-5.

    AbstractSince the implementation of the model of end-stage liver disease score to prioritize patients for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), the number of liver transplant candidates with renal failure and on renal replacement therapy (RRT) has dramatically increased. This review is intended to discuss the indications and implications of RRT initiation, the different RRT modalities, and special problems encountered with RRT in OLT candidates.

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