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Frailty after liver transplantation: The strong survive but may not prosper
Author(s) -
Maddur Haripriya,
Levitsky Josh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.14750
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , transplantation , sarcopenia , liver disease , malnutrition , population , intensive care medicine , environmental health
New evidence suggests that all patients are susceptible to becoming frail after liver transplantation and that lack of full recovery is more the rule than exception. See the article from Lai et al on page 1986.