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 |
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