Recovery of physical function in lung transplant recipients with sarcopenia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung transplant (LTX) can provide a survival benefit and improve physical function for selected patients with advanced pulmonary disease. Sarcopenia is a systemic muscle-failure that can be found in a variety of life stages and disabilities. In this study, we follow the evolution of each variable defined in sarcopenia and the outcomes in LTX recipients with post-transplant sarcopenia.

Methods

Patients who underwent LTX at Tohoku University Hospital between 2013 and 2018 were consecutively included in the retrospective cohort study, with follow-up to 2019. Sarcopenia was defined by low muscle mass (the cross-sectional area (CSA) of erector spinae muscle (ESM) in thoracic CT with a threshold < 17.24 cm²/m²) and either low muscle strength (hand-

SUBMITTER: Nikkuni E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8052749 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature