U.S., Sept. 1 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07794787) titled 'To Develop and Validate an Equation for Determination of Major Adverse Kidney Events in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis and Ascites.' on Aug. 26.
Brief Summary: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is the sudden loss of kidney function that occurs frequently in hospitalised patients with cirrhosis.
* It develops in up to 53% and is independently associated with high short-term mortality.
* A diagnosis of AKI (even stage 1 AKI) has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of long-term mortality at 30-day, 90-day and 1-year, compared to patients without AKI, even when there is recovery of AKI.
* Risk factors with the strongest...