Newly Developed Sarcopenia as a Prognostic Factor for Survival in Patients who Underwent Liver Transplantation.

The relationship between a perioperative change in sarcopenic status and clinical outcome of liver transplantation (LT) is unknown. We investigated whether post-LT sarcopenia and changes in sarcopenic status were associated with the survival of patients.This retrospective study was based on a cohort...

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Main Authors: Ja Young Jeon, Hee-Jung Wang, So Young Ock, Weiguang Xu, Jung-Dong Lee, Jei Hee Lee, Hae Jin Kim, Dae Jung Kim, Kwan Woo Lee, Seung Jin Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4664264?pdf=render