Outcome and natural course of renal dysfunction in liver transplant recipients with severely impaired kidney function prior to transplantation

Background Since introduction of the MELD score in the liver allograft allocation system, renal insufficiency has emerged as an increasing problem. Here we evaluated the course of kidney function in patients with advanced renal insufficiency prior to liver transplantation (LT). Methods A total of 254 patients undergoing LT at the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (2011–2015) were screened for renal impairment (GFR < 30 ml/min) prior...