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Hepatorenal Syndrome Learning Center
Complications could include:
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Bleeding; Damage to, and failure of, many organ systems; End-stage kidney disease; Fluid overload with congestive heart failure or pulmonary edema; Hepatic coma; Secondary infections;
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Bleeding refers to the loss of blood. Bleeding can happen inside the body (internally) or outside the body (externally. It may occur: Inside the body when blood leaks from blood vessels or organs; Outside the body when blood flows through a natura...
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Heart failure, also called congestive heart failure, is a condition in which the heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of the body.
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Pulmonary edema is an abnormal build up of fluid in the air sacs of the lungs, which leads to shortness of breath
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Pulmonary edema is a condition in which fluid accumulates in the lungs, usually because the heart's left ventricle does not pump adequately.
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End-stage kidney disease is the complete, or almost complete failure of the kidneys to function. The kidneys can no longer remove wastes, concentrate urine, and regulate many other important body functions.
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A secondary infection is an infection that occurs during or after treatment of another, already existing infection. It may result from the treatment itself or from alterations in the immune system. For example, a vaginal yeast infection that occur...
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