Incidence of renal failure following orthotopic liver transplantation is lower in the Asian population.

Renal failure is reported as a frequent complication following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and is associated with a higher morbidity and mortality [1]. Acute kidney injury and the need for renal replacement therapy (RRT) are known to be generally greater in the Asian population for a number of proposed reasons, such as higher incidence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension. In our study the incidence of renal failure and the need for RRT in the early postoperative period following OLT was actually lower in this group.