Open AccessImpact of sarcopenia on mortality in patients undergoing liver re-transplantation
Author(s) -
Amaninder Dhaliwal,
Diana Larson,
Molly Hiat,
Lyudmila Muinov,
William L Harrison,
Harlan Sayles,
Tomoki Sempokuya,
Marco Olivera,
Fedja A. Rochling,
Timothy M. McCashland
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v12.i10.807
Subject(s) - sarcopenia , medicine , liver transplantation , cirrhosis , retrospective cohort study , magnetic resonance imaging , transplantation , surgery , radiology
Sarcopenia, which is a loss of skeletal muscle mass, has been reported to increase post-transplant mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing the first liver transplant. Cross-sectional imaging modalities typically determine sarcopenia in patients with cirrhosis by measuring core abdominal musculatures. However, there is limited evidence for sarcopenia related outcomes in patients undergoing liver re-transplantation (re-OLT).