Pre-Transplant Aerobic Capacity and Prolonged Hospitalization After Liver Transplantation

Patients with end stage liver disease (ESLD) referred for liver transplantation (LT) are forwarded to pulmonary evaluation before being operated. ESLD is associated with muscle wasting, reduced exercise tolerance and aerobic capacity. We assessed the association between aerobic capacity (AC), liver disease severity and postoperative LT outcomes in a series of LT candidates in a university affiliated hospital in Brazil. Pre-LT oxygen uptake at peak (pre-VO2peak), liver disease severity, and early pos-LT outcomes such as length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay,