Open AccessLiver Transplant Is Associated with Sustained Improvement in Tandem Gait and Risk of Falls
Author(s) -
Chathur Acharya,
Melanie B. White,
Andrew Fagan,
Richard K. Sterling,
R. Todd Stravitz,
Puneet Puri,
Michael Fuchs,
Velimir A. Luketic,
Arun J. Sanyal,
James B. Wade,
HoChong Gilles,
Douglas M. Heuman,
Felicia Tinsley,
Scott Matherly,
Hannah Lee,
Mohammad Shadab Siddiqui,
Leroy R. Thacker,
Jasmohan S. Bajaj
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
digestive diseases and sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1573-2568
pISSN - 0163-2116
DOI - 10.1007/s10620-020-06261-y
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatic encephalopathy , cirrhosis , gastroenterology , quality of life (healthcare) , hepatology , falls in older adults , etiology , physical therapy , poison control , injury prevention , nursing , environmental health
Cirrhosis is associated with poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL), cognitive dysfunction (CD), and lack of coordination leading to falls. Tandem gait (TG; heel-toe) can be used to assess coordination. The impact and relationship between CD, TG and falls pre-/post-liver transplant (LT) is unclear. We aimed to determine the impact of LT on CD, abnormal TG, and HRQOL in cirrhosis.