Table 2.

Criteria for HRS-AKI according to the ICA consensus

Liver cirrhosis with ascites

Diagnosis of AKI: increase in serum creatinine > 0.3 mg/dl within 48 h

No response of diuretic withdrawal after 48 h

No response on plasma volume expansion (albumin 1 g/kg of body weight)

No nephrotoxic drugs (e.g. NSAIDs, aminoglycosides)

No proteinuria (>500 mg/day)

No microhematuria (>50 RBCs per HPF)

No pathological renal ultrasonography

HRS = Hepatorenal syndrome; AKI = acute kidney injury; ICA = International Club of Ascites.