Pretransplant Functional Status Predicts Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality after Liver Transplantation in Patients with Cirrhosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

This study aimed to investigate whether pretransplant frailty can predict postoperative morbidity and mortality after liver transplantation (LT) in patients with cirrhosis.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed 242 patients who underwent LT between 2018 and 2020 at a tertiary hospital in Korea.

Results

Among them, 189 patients (78.1%) received LT from a living donor. Physical frailty at baseline was assessed by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), by which patients were categorized into two groups: frail (SPPB <10) and non-frail (SPPB ≥10). Among the whole cohort (age, 55.0±9.2 years; male, 165 [68.2%]), 182 patients were classified as non-frail and 60 patients were classified as frail. Posttransplant survival was shorter in the frail group tha

SUBMITTER: Goh MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10502487 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature