Evaluating the Associations Between the Liver Frailty Index and Karnofsky Performance Status With Waitlist Mortality

Evaluating the Associations Between the Liver Frailty Index and Karnofsky Performance Status With Waitlist Mortality

Background. Frailty has emerged as a critical determinant of mortality in patients with cirrhosis. Currently, the United Network for Organ Sharing registry only includes the Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) scale, which captures a single component of frailty. We determined the associations between...

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Main Authors: Chelsea Q. Xu, MD, Frederick Yao, BA, Yara Mohamad, BA, Randi Wong, BA, Dorothea Kent, PhD, Srilakshmi Seetharaman, BA, Yanin Srisengfa, BA, Jennifer C. Lai, MD, MBA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-02-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001097

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