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AKI is defined as an abrupt decline of kidney function with severity ranging from mild kidney dysfunction to complete renal failure with the need for acute dialysis.
He had a 3-year history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and hyperuricemia with mild kidney dysfunction (serum creatinine level 1.1 mg/dL at age 76 years).
The registry data of liver transplant patients with postoperative kidney dysfunction demonstrate a significantly worse 2-year survival compared with patients with adequate or mild kidney dysfunction (55% vs. 76%, p < 0.05) [ 33].
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined as an abrupt decrease in kidney function, ranging from mild kidney dysfunction to severe AKI with need for renal replacement therapy (RRT) [ 10].
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Future studies should consider exploring whether alternative management of patients with mild degrees of kidney dysfunction could change the outcome.
Importantly, even milder degrees of kidney dysfunction, RIFLE class R or class I, were still associated with excess mortality compared with patients who maintained normal function.
Mild-to-moderate kidney dysfunction, assessed by the estimated glomerular filtration rate, is associated with a significant elevated risk of ventricular fibrillation in acute ST elevation myocardial infarction [ 25].
Consistently, our findings confirmed that Chinese T2D patients with normal kidney dysfunction and liver function who had either mild or severe hypoglycaemia were associated with markedly increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
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