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EAD was defined by the presence of \u22651 of the following: total bilirubin level \u2265 10 mg\/dL or international normalized ratio \u2265 1.6 on postoperative day 7, or aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase level &gt; 2000 U\/L within the first 7 days post-LT. Kidney outcomes included acute kidney injury (AKI), acute kidney disease (AKD), kidney replacement therapy (KRT) performance, and changes in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Results: AKI incidence was comparable between the non-EAD and EAD groups; however, stage 3 AKI incidence was higher in the EAD group (65.0% vs. 22.2%; p = 0.001). AKD occurred more frequently in the EAD group (75.0% vs. 30.6%, p = 0.001). KRT was required more frequently within 7 days of LT in the EAD group (70.0%) than in the non-EAD group (15.3%) (p &lt; 0.001). Multivariate analysis identified EAD as an independent predictor of KRT requirement (p &lt; 0.001). EAD was associated with prolonged (\u22657 days) KRT requirement (p = 0.025). In the receiver operating characteristic curves, all EAD components were associated with KRT requirement following LT. The baseline and 3-month eGFR levels were comparable; however, a trend toward a steeper decline was noted in eGFR in the EAD group than that in the non-EAD group (p = 0.090). The burden of hospitalization and calcineurin inhibitor exposure were similar between the groups. Conclusions: EAD appears to be independently associated with adverse kidney outcomes following LT. Preventive strategies targeting EAD are required to improve post-transplant prognosis and mitigate kidney-related complications.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina62040657","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,30]],"date-time":"2026-03-30T13:40:52Z","timestamp":1774878052000},"page":"657","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Impact of Early Allograft Dysfunction on Renal Function Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"62","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9755-3100","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jungho","family":"Shin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, 102 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06973, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7985-2975","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sanggyun","family":"Suh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital, Gwangmyeong-si 14353, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6111-9601","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Suk-Won","family":"Suh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 102 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06973, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"943","DOI":"10.1002\/lt.22091","article-title":"Validation of a Current Definition of Early Allograft Dysfunction in Liver Transplant Recipients and Analysis of Risk Factors","volume":"16","author":"Olthoff","year":"2010","journal-title":"Liver Transplant."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"53","DOI":"10.5604\/16652681.1184212","article-title":"Early Allograft Dysfunction after Liver Transplantation: An Intermediate Outcome Measure for Targeted Improvements","volume":"15","author":"Lee","year":"2016","journal-title":"Ann. 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