Kidney-related complications rising in hospitalized patients with chronic liver disease

Key takeaways:

In 2023, nearly a third of hospitalized patients with chronic liver disease had acute kidney injury or hepatorenal syndrome.

Hospitalization charges per patient also increased from 2018 to 2023.

Among hospitalized patients with chronic liver disease, acute kidney injury and hepatorenal syndrome represent a growing clinical — and potential economic — burden, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.

These findings underscore the need to mitigate this trend through careful management of kidney-related complications in this patient population, researchers noted.

“Improved early identification, linking these patients to appropriate specialty care and ensuring timely initiation of appropriate targeted therapy can help improve outcomes in this patient population,