Abstract
Sarcopenia, frailty, and malnutrition are prevalent complications in patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) and are associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. It is valuable to measure nutritional status, sarcopenia, and frailty over time in order to create interventions tailored to individuals with ESLD. Evaluating sarcopenia and frailty in patients with ESLD is challenging. Further work is needed to perfect these assessments so that clinicians can incorporate these assessments into their decision-making and management plans for cirrhotic patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 589-605 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Clinics in liver disease |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 Elsevier Inc.
Keywords
- Frailty
- Liver transplantation/hepatology
- Malnutrition
- Rehabilitation
- Sarcopenia