Association Between Liver Transplant Wait-list Mortality and Frailty Based on Body Mass Index

IMPORTANCE: Among liver transplant candidates, obesity and frailty are associated with increased risk of death while they are on the wait-list. However, use of body mass index (BMI) may not detect candidates at a higher risk of death owing to the fact that ascites and muscle wasting are seen across...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of surgery (Chicago. 1960) 2019-12, Vol.154 (12), p.1103-1109
Hauptverfasser: Haugen, Christine E, McAdams-DeMarco, Mara, Verna, Elizabeth C, Rahimi, Robert S, Kappus, Matthew R, Dunn, Michael A, Volk, Michael L, Gurakar, Ahmet, Duarte-Rojo, Andres, Ganger, Daniel R, O’Leary, Jacqueline G, Ladner, Daniela, Garonzik-Wang, Jacqueline, Segev, Dorry L, Lai, Jennifer C
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