Abstract

TORANZO LABRADA, Raúl; GONZALEZ CASTILLA, Roberto  and  GARCIA MEDINA, Julio. Hepatorenal syndrome: diagnosis and treatment. MEDISAN [online]. 2012, vol.16, n.5, pp. 786-794. ISSN 1029-3019.

The hepatorenal syndrome is potentially reversible, it is presented in patients with cirrhosis, ascites, acute hepatic failure or alcoholic hepatitis and it is characterized by deterioration of the renal function, changes of the cardiovascular function and hyperactivity of systems as the sympathetic nervous one and the renin-angiotensin system. The investigations carried out on the coexistence of the hepatic and renal disorders and their impact in the mobility and mortality in the institutions for critically ill patient have been countless. The objective of the present work is to provide an updated literature review about the topic and to facilitate the medical performance in those cases with the mentioned syndrome.

Keywords : hepatorenal syndrome; hepatic dysfunction; renal dysfunction; severe renal vasoconstriction; liver transplantation; vasoconstrictors.

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