Kidneys role in liver transplantation

Renal dysfunction in the forms of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease is common in patients with chronic liver cell disease with a negative impact on post liver transplant patient survival.  Post liver transplantation chronic kidney disease is also a frequently encountered complication associated with adverse allograft and patient survival. Hence, early and precise measurement of renal function is pivotal in pre and post liver transplantation. Nonetheless, the existing methods of renal function evaluation have pros and cons, hence yet to establish complete authority. This review aims at exploring the precise methodology of evaluating renal function in liver disease, the impact and preventive strategies for pre LT AKI, CKD  and  post LT CKD.